Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 06 February 2023
As per the records of the Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, A & N Administration, around 18,946 persons under the APL Category of ration card have not seeded their Aadhaar Numbers with their respective family ration cards despite several reminders and requests through Fair Price Shops, electronic and print media.
All such persons have been requested again to approach their respective Civil Supplies Office within 30 days in person and get their Aadhaar seeded in their family Ration Card, failing which, the ration card to which these unseeded members are attached shall be de-activated or members will be deleted.
However, the de-activated /deleted person/ration card can be considered for re-activation subject to submission of the Aadhaar number in person. The list of such unseeded members have been provided to their respective Fair Price Shops for the connivance of the Ration Card Holders.
For further details one may contact Mr. Gyan Singh, AD (CS&CA) 9476002598, 96795425998; Mr. Nitin Biswas, CSI (CS&CA) 9476069404 and Ms Shahida Banu, CSI (CS&CA) 9476099911on all working days. Ration card holders can also seek clarification through Toll Free No. 18003453197 & 03192-233346.