Ration cards are issued by the Government of India for the citizens of India. People living in India need a ration card to avail government schemes or for school and college work. Citizens of India need a ration card for many of their activities. This document contains information about you and your family. Such as your name, address and information about family members. With this ration card, you can avail the benefits of free or cheap ration, gas connection and many other government schemes.

The Indian government has launched many schemes for the citizens of the country. In which citizens are given food grains at low cost or free of cost, apart from this, citizens must have a ration card to avail many schemes like Ladki Bahin Yojana, Shetkari Yojana, etc. But still many citizens of India do not have a ration card. If you want to make a new ration card, you have to stand in a long queue, due to which many people avoid applying for a ration card. But now you can apply for a ration card in a very easy way from home.

If you do not have a ration card, you can apply for a ration card from your mobile in a simple way. For this, you will not need to wait in any big queue. The special thing is that you do not need to go to any government office for this work, your work will also be done from home. To apply for a ration card from home, you will first have to download the UMANG app on your device. If you want to apply for a ration card, you must have some important documents, let’s know about these documents.

What documents are important for a ration card?

• Aadhaar card of all family members
• Address proof
• Passport size photo
• Income Certificate
• PAN card
• Link mobile number with Aadhaar

Follow this process to apply for a ration card from mobile

• First of all, download the UMANG app on your smartphone.
• Now register by entering your mobile number.
• Go to the app’s homepage.
• Now click on the Services section below.
• Scroll down to the Utility Services section and click on the Apply Ration Card option.
• Select your state here.
• Now fill in all your personal details like name, father’s/husband’s name, date of birth and address.
• Upload all important documents now.
• Finally you have to click on the submit button.
• This is how you can apply for a ration card from home.
• Currently, only people from certain states/UTs such as Chandigarh, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli can apply online through the UMANG app.