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Procedure for issue of Ration Card under Above Poverty Line

Above Poverty Line ration cards are issued to the public men on the production of application form supported by surrender/deletion certificate obtained from the place from where the application has migrated to Chandigarh along with two family group photographs These ration cards are delivered to the public men within 10 to 15 days of the receipt of the application form.

Requirements for issue of Above Poverty Line Ration Cards

• Application form duly attested from the Gazetted Officer in case of urban area and Village Sarpanch in case of rural area.
• Surrender/deletion certificate obtained from the place from where the application has migrated to Chandigarh.
• Two passport size group family photographs.

Procedure for issue of Ration Card under Below Poverty Line

Below poverty line cards are being issued to such families which have the income of less than Rs. 300.91 per capita per month. Applicants are required to apply on the prescribed application form, giving therein, the detail of the family members. Two passport size group family photographs and an affidavit duly specified are required to be submitted along with the application form, duly attested by the Area Councilor in case of urban and Village Sarpanch in case of rural areas. The old A.P.L. card of such families is cancelled so that the same could not be mis-utilised. A yellow coloured ration card is issued to the eligible beneficiaries. The applicant should not be in possession of a coloured television , refrigerator and scooter etc.

Requirements for issue of Below Poverty Line Ration Cards

• Application form duly attested by the Councilor in case of urban area and Sarpanch in case of rural areas.
• Two passport size group family photographs
• An affidavit duly specified.
• The applicant should not be in possession of a coloured television, refrigerator andscooter etc. and his income should be less than Rs. 300.91 per capita per month.