e ration card download west bengal

e ration card download west bengal is a PDF format of Digital Ration Card, issued by the authority under the Food and Supplies Department, Government of West Bengal. e-Ration Card has the same validity as printed digital ration card and can be used to draw food grains and kerosene oil under a public distributor system for the fair-price shop.

Official Website : https://food.wb.gov.in

Download E ration card Directly : https://wbpds.wb.gov.in/(S(4mwlyu1uyjymvkr0zazvelaf))/E_Card_Download.aspx

  • Eligible – Beneficiaries who have linked their Aadhaar number and mobile number with their ration card are eligible for e-Ration Card.
  • In West Bengal, an E-Ration Card is a digital document issued by the Food & Supplies Department, Government of West Bengal to eligible households for accessing subsidized food grains and essential items from fair price shops. It replaces the traditional paper ration card, offering convenience and transparency in the distribution of food subsidies through online platforms.

The Electronic Ration Card (E-Ration Card) is granted equivalent rights and privileges as the Digital Ration Card. All relevant authorities are mandated to acknowledge the validity of the Digital E-Ration Card.

  • Verification of the E-Ration Card can be conveniently done online through its Embedded QR code or by entering the E-Ration Card number on the official Department website. This allows for seamless authentication by anyone at any time.
  • Having a QR code on the front and a Barcode on the back facilitates scanning when accessing food grains at the Fair Price Shop.
  • The unique Family ONORC ID Number is printed on the cards for future reference.
  • A Digitally Verified Signature from the Food & Supplies department is added to validate the authenticity of the card.
  • The Holographic Symbol on the front of the card displays its active/de-active status when printed.
  • E-Ration Card holders have the option to download a digital copy of their card from the Department’s website.
  • Upon approval, beneficiaries can access food grains from the Ration Shop starting the next working day.
  • E-Ration Card holders need not carry a physical or paper copy of their Digital Ration Card when visiting the Ration Shop. Instead, they can present either a printed copy on plain paper or display a soft copy on their mobile device to collect food grains.
Form No.
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Form – 3 Inclusion of Family under NFSA/RKSY

Form – 4 Inclusion of left out Family members under NFSA/RKSY
Form – 5 Rectification of name and address in NFSA/RKSY card
Form – 6 Change of FPS in NFSA/RKSY card
Form – 7 Application form for surrendering Ration Card NFSA/RKSY Eligible beneficiaries
Form – 8 Application from for conversion of RKSY-II cards and General non-subsidized cars to RKSY-I cards

Form – 9 Application form for getting duplicate card against Lost, Damaged and Defaced card
Form – 10 Application form for Non-Subsidised Ration Card or Conversion to Non-Subsidised Ration Card
Form – 11 Application form for updation of Mobile number and Aadhaar Card for already existiy Ration Cards

 

e Ration Card is PDF format of Digital Ration Card issued by the authority under Food and Supplies Department, Government of West Bengal. e-Ration Card has the same validity as printed digital Ration card and can be used to draw food grains and kerosene oil under a public distributor system for the fair-price shop.

i. The applicant may submit his online Application.
ii. He has to visit website of the Food & Supplies Department www.food.wb.gov.in and Click “Services” Menu and Click Tab “Ration Card” and select link for applying for new Ration Card as per requirement.
iii. He will be guided to “Apply for Digital Ration Card”.
iv. He has to complete the online Application and submit.
v. Application is approved as per due process.
vi. On approval of his application, the applicant receives a SMS intimating approval of eRation Card in the same mobile number. The SMSalso contains a link todownload eRation Card as pdf file.
vii. Applicant can download the e-RC of all family members in PDF format.
viii. Additionally, after approval of the e-Ration Card, the applicant can login in the website. www.food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard and view the e-RCs of his family members any time.Details of all members of the family are shown, and e-RCs can be downloaded.

e-RC shall have the same rights and privileges as Digital Ration Card.

All concerned authorities shall accept the e-RC at par with DRC. e-RC can be verified online anytime by anyone through the embedded QR code, as well as from official website of the Deptt. by entering the e-Ration Card No. e-Ration Card holder can download a copy of his e-Ration Card from the website at The beneficiaries will be able to visit the Ration Shop to avail the food grains from next working day of approval. The e-Ration Card holder will not be required to carry his Digital Ration Card in physical / paper format to receive food grains in a Ration Shop. He can carry a copy of e-Ration Card printed on a plain paper or show a soft copy e-Ration Card on his mobile phone to receive the food grains from the Ration Shop

1. Visit the e-Ration card portal from any mobile and computer or you can download the eKhdya Bondhu Mobile application. also, visit the nearest cyber cafe.
2. Go to the Order Ration PVC card section verify your card details and place an order and pay just 50 rupees.
3. After successful order is placed you have a minimum of 7 days and a maximum of 14 days, your card will be delivered through speed post or courier service.

Since 2021, the West Bengal government has removed, the application form for Duplicate Ration cards from the Government PDS portal on the general application dashboard. Even though the government has declared that “Digital Ration Card and e-Ration Card have same validity”, Ration Card holders are repeatedly applying for modified cards (form 5,6,8,13,14) in different ways, and are expecting PVC cards.

>How To Print E Ration Card with PVC Card, Visit Nearest Printing Shop or Cyber Caffe with Local Nominal Charge

Guidelines on e-Ration Card (e-RC)

Providing better, faster and transparent services to the people of the State, is an important objective of the Department of Food & Supplies.

With this objective now the process of application, processing and approval of Ration Card has been made fully online under the Ration Card Lifecycle Management Module of the department including introduction of e-Ration Card in addition to existing system of hard copy of Speed Post delivered Digital ration Card.

e-Ration Card facility is available to those beneficiaries who have seededAadhaar numbers of all their family members who have Ration Cards.e-Ration Card Number and Digital Ration Card No. will remain same.

The following guidelines would help in the operation of e-Ration Cards.

e-Ration Card (e-RC) can be download in the following ways

1.1.    Fresh online applications

  1. Applicant may submit hisOnline
  2. He has tovisit website of the Food & Supplies Department food.wb.gov.in and Click “Services” Menu and Click Tab “Ration Card” and select link for applying for new Ration Card as per requirement.
  • He will be guided to “Apply for Digital Ration Card”.
  1. He has to complete the online Application and
  2. Application is approved as per due
  3. On approval of his application, the applicant receives a SMS intimating approval of e- Ration Card in the same mobile The SMSalso contains a link todownload e- Ration Card as pdf file.
  • Applicant can download the e-RC of all family members in PDF
  • Additionally, after approval of the e-Ration Card, the applicant can login in the website food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard and view the e-RCs of his family members any time.Details of all members of the family are shown, and e-RCs can be downloaded.

 

1.2.    Fresh offline applications

  1. Applicant may submit an offline application by filling Form 11 [Application for linking Aadhar and mobile No. with Digital Ration Card]relevant application Form in the office of Food Inspector in block offices or in the Offices of SCFS in case of municipalities in SR areas and in the office of SCF&S in case of municipalities in the district.

 

  1. Application is approved as per due
  1. On approval of his application, the applicant receives a SMS intimating approval of Form-11of relevant Form and intimating approval of e-Ration Card in the same mobile The SMS also contains a link to download e-Ration Card as pdf file.
    • Applicant can download the e-RC of all family members in PDF
  1. Additionally, after approval of the e-Ration Card, the applicant can login in the website food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard and view the e-RCs of his family members any time. Details of all members of the family are shown, and e-RCs can be downloaded.

 

1.3.    e-Ration Card of those existing Digital Ration Card holders whose Mobile is linked with DRC

  1. Applicant already has a Registered Mobile Number (RMN) and a Digital Ration
  2. The applicant can login in the website food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard. He has to click and fill up Form-11 [Application for linking Aadhar and mobile No. with Digital Ration Card] onlineand submit.
  1. On approval of his application, the applicant receives a SMS intimating approval of Form-11 and intimating approval of e-Ration Card in the same mobile number. The SMS also contains a link to download e-Ration Card as pdf
  2. Applicant can download the e-RC of all family members in PDF
  3. Additionally, after approval of the e-Ration Card, the applicant can login in the website food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard and view the e-RCs of his family members any time. Details of all members of the family are shown, and e-RCs can be downloaded.

 

1.4.    e-Ration Card of those existing Digital Ration Card holders whose mobile is not linked with DRC

  1. Applicant has to submit an offline application in Form 11 [Application for linking Aadhar and mobile No. with Digital Ration Card] in the office of Food Inspector in block offices or in the Offices of SCFS in case of municipalities in SR areas and in the office of SCF&S in case of municipalities in the district.
  2. Application is approved as per due
  1. On approval of his application, the applicant receives a SMS intimating approval of Form-11 and intimating approval of e-Ration Card in the same mobile number. The SMS also contains a link to download e-Ration Card as pdf
  • Applicant can download the e-RC of all family members in PDF
  • Additionally, after approval of the e-Ration Card, the applicant can login in the website food.wb.gov.in through OTP received on his RMN and access his dashboard and view the e-RCs of his family members any time. Details of all members of the family are shown, and e-RCs can be downloaded.
  1. Any person, office or authority, who wants to check the authenticity of the e-Ration Card or Digital Ration Card, can visit food.wb.gov.in, andclick “Verify Ration Card” link in “Ration Card” Tab of “Services” Menu.
  2. Upon searching with the e-Ration Card number or Digital Ration Card in the Search box, details of the Ration Card would be visible online. User can check the details online against that of the e-Ration Cardor Digital Ration Card given to
  3. In case of a false or expired or deleted e-Ration Card or Digital Ration Card, the details on the website and that of any provided copy of e-Ration Cardor Digital Ration Card would not match.

To ensure that only beneficiaries receive their foodgrains or PDS items of e-Ration Card holders, delivery of food grains shall be done either through biometric authentication (Aadhaar based) or through mobile OTP sent to Registered/Linked Phone Number.

Benefits of e-Ration Card for the beneficiaries :

  1. The e-Ration Card holder will not be required to carry his Digital Ration Card in physical / paper format to receive foodgarins in a Ration
  2. e-Ration Card holder can carry a copy of e-Ration Card printed on a plain paper to receive the food grains from the Ration Shop.
  3. e-Ration Card holder can show a soft copy e-Ration Card on his mobile phone to receive the food grains from the Ration Shop.
  4. e-Ration Card holder can also receive the food grains from the Ration Shop by just telling e-Ration Card Number.
  5. e-Ration Card holder can download a copy of his e-Ration Card from the website at anytime, at any place and any of times.

Procedure for receiving the foodgrains in a Ration Shop :

The following steps are involved in authentication:

  1. e-RC holder visits the Fair Price Shop (Ration Shop).
  2. e-RCholder provides his e-RC number or shows a printed copy of e-RC or shows a soft copy of e-RC on his mobile.
  3. FPS dealer enters the e-RC number or scans the QR code of e-RC in e-
  4. After selecting the Card/s, the FPS owner enters the transaction details in PoS (Point of Sale) machine.
  5. e-RC holder is asked to place his finger on the finger-print scanner of e-PoS machine to authenticate the transaction. Alternatively, if e-RC holder wishes to get OTP (One Time

 

Password) received on his Registered Mobile Number, then OTP can be entered in the ePOS machine to authenticate the transaction.

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