How to Apply for Ration Card: Andhra Pradesh

Normally new ration cards are issued to all eligible families after a Govt. notification. Ration cards are basically of two types:

• White Cards (D Cards)
• Pink Cards (ABC Cards)

White cards are issued to people with an income of less than Rs. 11000 and pink cards are issued to people with an income of more than Rs. 11000.

New cards are issued by the MRO after obtaining sanction from the District Collector and conducting enquiry about the applicant. The Master Register (Key Register) contains details of the card holders that are assigned to a particular dealer. This register is maintained dealer-wise. This contains details about the cardholders such as Sl. No., Card No., cardholder's name, door no., occupation, annual income, no. of family members (no. of adults, no. of children and total).

Besides the issue of new cards, the MRO issues ration cards to families who come on transfer to the Mandal, after verifying the surrendered certificates submitted by them. He also handles cases of a change of the ration shop due to a change of address of the cardholder and corresponding changes are carried out in the registers. Cancellation of ration cards and checking of FP shops in case of complaints against them are also looked after by the MRO.