Ration Card Not Address Proof

A ration card is issued exclusively for obtaining essential commodities under the public distribution system and it cannot be considered a proof of address or residence, the Delhi High Court has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today declared that migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof to get cooking gas where they are working. A self-declaration as a "proof of address'' will suffice, he said

30-year-old Asma Khatoon lives in a slum in Lucknow and has never been able to benefit from the country's massive Public Distribution System. Asma's attempts to get a ration card made never materialised as she did not have an address proof for her temporary shack.

A ration card is issued exclusively for obtaining essential commodities under the public distribution system and it cannot be considered a proof of address or residence, the Delhi High Court has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today declared that migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof to get cooking gas where they are working. A self-declaration as a "proof of address'' will suffice, he said

30-year-old Asma Khatoon lives in a slum in Lucknow and has never been able to benefit from the country's massive Public Distribution System. Asma's attempts to get a ration card made never materialised as she did not have an address proof for her temporary shack.