How to Correct Tamil Nadu Smart Ration Card Details?

Do you have any mistakes in your Smart Ration Card of Tamilnadu? Want to correct it Online? If yes, then you reached the right place. This article has given complete details on updating your smart ration card depending upon user requirements. So, I suggest you go through the entire article to know the step-by-step procedure.

Procedure for How to Correct Tamilnadu Smart Ration Card Details

This article will help you correct the wrongly spelt names and addresses, add and remove members, change the family head etc.

TNPDS website (click here) will allow you to edit your smart ration card details online. So, follow the procedure to do it by yourself. For this, you need to open the official website of TNPDS.

• It displays the home page with a “FOR ELECTRONIC CARD CORRECTION” section at the top right, just below the ELECTRONIC CARD SERVICE.
• In this section, select “Electronic card transfer”, and you will be redirected to a page that will ask your registered mobile number to enter.
• After entering a mobile number, an OTP should enter the below block sent to your entered mobile number.
• Then, a screen with your smart card details will display and then select the edit the details accordingly.
• Here, if you want to upload a picture, it should be in jpeg, gif, or PNG format with a size less than 100 kb.
• Once you are done with the process, you will get a reference number for your registered mobile number.

How to check for the status of TNPDS Smart card Conversion?

• This website even allows us to check for the status of smart card conversion. we need to open the home page of the TNPDS 
• Now choose the “Electronic Card Conversion Status” option in the ELECTRONIC CARD CORRECTION.
• It will be redirected to a page with the reference number block.
• Enter the reference number and click on the “to record” option
• In this way, you can track the status of your conversion smart card.

How to Add a Member to your Smart Ration Card Tamil Nadu Online?

• Visit the official TNPDS website ( Click Here )
• On the right side of the home page, click on “add member” in the “ELECTRONIC CARD RELATED SERVICES” section located at the bottom right.
• It will redirect to the page asking to enter the registered mobile number.
• After entering the mobile number and the respective captcha correctly, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number.
• Enter the OTP and click on SUBMIT.
• Then a page opens with your card details, and then go to the select-service option.
• It will display a drop-down of some options to choose from. Select “Add Member” in the drop-down options.
• Then a block of forms to add a member will be displayed
• Enter the details that you want to add. Details like
• Name
• Date of Birth
• Relationship
• Gender
• Aadhar Card Number
• Supporting document
• Note that you need to upload the document size of 100KB in PDF/PNG/JPEG format.
• After entering, click on the “Add Member” button.
• Now enable the tick mark in the declaration section. And proceed o click on the “SUBMIT” button.
• If it is done, a screen with “Your request has been submitted successfully to Add member” will be displayed along with the reference number.
• The member will be added in 2 days to 7 days. You can also check by login into the profile after seven days.

How to remove a family member on a smartcard or online tnpds correction:

• Visit the official  for TNPDS correction ( Click Here )
• On the right side of the home page, click on “add member” in the “ELECTRONIC CARD RELATED SERVICES” section located at the bottom right.
• It will redirect to the page asking to enter the registered mobile number.
• After entering the mobile number and the respective captcha correctly, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number.
• Enter the OTP and click on SUBMIT.
• Then a page opens with your card details, and then go to the select-service option.
• It will give a drop-down of some options to choose from. Select “Remove Member” in the drop-down options.
• Then a list of family numbers will then be displayed with a removed column for each member.
• Tick on the person you want to delete and enable the declaration.
• Finally, submit the results by clicking the SUBMIT button.

How to Change your Address in TNPDS Smart Card Online?

• Visit the official TNPDS website ( Click Here )
• On the right side of the home page, click on “add member” in the “ELECTRONIC CARD RELATED SERVICES” section located at the bottom right.
• It will redirect to the page asking to enter the registered mobile number.
• After entering the mobile number and the respective captcha correctly, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number.
• Enter the OTP and click on SUBMIT.
• Then a page opens with your card details and then moves to the select service option.
• It will give a drop-down of some options to choose from. Select “Change of Address” in the drop-down options.
• A new block of new address details form will be displayed.
• Here you need to enter the details of
• Address Line 1, 2, 3
• District
• Taluk
• Village
• Postal Code
• You need to select the document type and upload the document in the PNG/GIF/JPEG/PDF format under 100 KB size.
• After uploading the documents, enable the tick on declaration section and click on “SUBMIT.”

How to Change Family Head in your Smart Ration Card Tamilnadu?

• Visit the official TNPDS website ( Click Here )
• On the right side of the home page, click on “add member” in the “ELECTRONIC CARD RELATED SERVICES” section located at the bottom right.
• It will redirect to the page asking to enter the registered mobile number.
• After entering the mobile number and the respective captcha correctly, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number.
• Enter the OTP and click on SUBMIT.
• Then a page opens with your card details and then moves to the select service option.
• It will give a drop-down of some options to choose from. Then, Select “Family Head Member Change” in the drop-down options.
• Then a list of the form will display all the family numbers with the column of names, relations, gender, age, status, and action.
• In the action column, you can see an edit option. By clicking the edit option, set the relation option of your family member to the family head in the drop-down option.
• Click on the tick option to submit the result.

But do you know how to get registered with this TNPDS?

How to apply for a TNPDS Smart Ration Card Online?

• For this, you need to open the official page of TNPDS ( Click Here ).
• From the top right corner of the page, you can see a section of “ELECTRONIC CARD SERVICES” with an option of “Apply for Electronic Card”.
• Click on that option you will be redirected to a page with a form to fill up.
• There you can observe two options of
• -Application for new electronic card
  -Old family card registration
• If you want to apply for a new ration card, click on “Application for new electronic card”.
• If you want to replace a smart ration card with an old family card, click on “Old family card registration.”
• Each option has respective forms to fill. You need to click on the old family card only if you have the family card number and FPS code.
• Fill in the details accordingly of your family head. Upload a picture with a size less than 5.0 MB
• Adding member option enables after filling in the details of the family head.
• Then click on the “To add a member” to add members to your family.
• Fill in the person’s details and the required documents, and remember that a person from Aadhaar should be above five years.
• After filling in, click on the “save membership details” button to save the member to your family.
• Next, you need to select the type of card you want to apply in the “Card Selection” section.
• Here choose the options of a drop-down, and select the button. It has the options of No commodity, Rice card, Sugar Card, and Others.
• After selecting the card, you need to provide the residence proof in the proof of residence section. Select the type of document you want to submit from the drop-down list.
• Upload that document under the size of 1.0 MB
• Enable the gas connection if you have any. And fill in the gas connection form details.
• You can click on the register button by checking the form for any spelling mistakes by enabling the declaration.
• Now you are done with the registration process for TNPDS Smart Ration Card.

Supporting document proofs For adding members or removing or changing members to Smart card:

The proof of documents should be provided in JPGE, PNG format. Some of the documents like

• Aadhaar Card
• Voter ID Card
• Tax receipt
• Gas Consumer card
• Telephone Bill
• Electric Bill
• Rent agreement for Tenants
• Slum Clearance Board Allotment
• House Document
• Driving License
• Bank Passbook
• PAN Card
• Postal Department ID Card
• Housing Board Documents

About TNPDS

Tamil Nadu state follows Universal TNPDS where the categorisations like Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) do not exist.

Such an initiatory was taken in charge since poverty is a relative concept. There is no acceptable criterion or methodology for error-free reckoning, as the indexing method is also not free from defects.

Structure of TNPDS:

Agencies involved in the TNPDS (Tamilnadu Public Distribution System) operation are

Civil supplies and consumer protection department:

The Tamil Nadu government’s mission is to authorise all of the state’s consumer sections to get a deal in purchasing goods and services in Tamil Nadu and preserve consumer rights.

Tamil Nadu civil supplies corporation:

Tamil Nadu, civil supplies corporation, brings up necessary goods from the Food Corporation of India and stores them in 226 go-downs situated all over the state. It supplies all the food to the ration cardholders.

Food Corporation of India:

Food Corporation of India does effective price support operations to protect the farmer’s interests. It distributes the food grains all over the country for Public Distributing System and regulates the market prices.

Cooperative societies:

These help to promote the goals of the government.

Women self-group:

Women of the same socio-economic status form a group of 12-20 members who come forward to work together for their elevation. The government will help them by providing necessary sources, which help in their elevation.

Conclusion

You are now aware of the adding member, removing member, Changing address, and Family head change details with this article. So, edit or update the details by yourself in an easy way.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I add my name to the ration card after marriage? This case will come under adding a new member to the ration card. This can be done after deleting/removing your name from the ration card before marriage. Because it is a rule to follow that one member in one’s family is not eligible in the family of another ration card. Along with the essential documents, it is also better to carry a marriage certificate.

How can I add my baby name to the ration card? For a baby to add in a ration card, you must submit the baby’s birth certificate as age proof and the essential documents. This is an adding member category in the ration card.

What is the purpose of the smart card? The smart card includes a plastic card with an embedded computer chip that stores or transacts the data.

What is a white ration card? A family with a white ration card falls under the poverty line. So, the goods are provided at the subsidiary rates of the fair price of ration shops.

Can a person have two ration cards?

No, one person should not have two ration cards. It is against the norms of the Public Distribution System in India.

What will happen if a ration card is unused for a long time? Nothing will happen to your ration card. It does not have an expiry date. It is not a mandatory document to maintain also. It’s up to you to maintain the ration goods to buy them or not. No one will question you about the ration usage. You can use it any time once it is issued.