HOW DO I GET RATION CARD IN CHENNAI

Every family residing in the State of Tamil Nadu will be entitled to a ration card under the Tamil Nadu Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) Order, 1982 as prevalent from time to time. The following procedure will be followed for the issue of ration cards
Simple application forms in easy language will be available at Taluk Supply Offices in District/Assistant Commissioner's office in Chennai city for being filled by the applicants for ration cards. Two passport size photographs (black and white) are required-one to be affixed in the application form and another for printing/affixing in the ration card.
Special arrangements will be made at the Taluk Supply offices in the District/Assistant Commissioner of Civil supplies office in Chennai city to help the applicants to fill up the forms and to explain the procedure followed before ration cards are issued in their favour
Every application for ration card will be duly acknowledged on the spot and given a suitable registration number
The acknowledgement slip will indicate the date on which the ration card can be collected in case all information as required have been correctly given.
In case the ration card is not ready for collection on the date specified in the acknowledgement slip, due to unavoidable administrative reasons or for re-verification of details etc, the reasons for the delay and the likely date by which the card will be available will also be invariably intimated.


Links:
For Application form
Application format for Tatkal family cards


For more information:
http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/tds_ctr.htm
http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/2679-getting-new-ration-card-chennai.html

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