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A ban on the distribution of the new ration cards

Posted on: 12/Mar/2019 4:01:39 PM
The Department of Food Distribution has banned the distribution of new ration cards till the elections are over.

Ration cards are mandatory to but the items sold in the Tamil Nadu ration shops. For obtaining a new ration card, applications are to submitted online on the website of the state public Distribution System.

The applications will be scrutinized and then new ration card will be issued at the office of the Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Food Distribution or the Circle Distribution Offices.

Along with the parliamentary elections in Tamil Nadu, the by-election for 18 Legislative Assembly constituencies are also scheduled to be conducted. Subsequently, the election conduct rules have come into force. So, the department of food distribution has ordered a ban on the issue of new ration cards to the consumers until the election gets over.