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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(ration card RTI, NFSA RTI, food security RTI, PDS RTI, Swaraj Abhiyan, civil supplies)
+metatag-description=(File RTI to the **District Supply Officer** AND **Tehsil Food Inspector**. Ask application status, household-verification report, reason for delay, projected is)}}
+====== Ration-card application/correction stuck — RTI to Food & Civil Supplies ======
+{{ :social:auto:rti-for-ration-card-status.png?direct&1200 }}
+{{page>snippets:dpdp-banner}}
+<WRAP info>**Direct answer.** File RTI to the **District Supply Officer** AND **Tehsil Food Inspector**. Ask application status, household-verification report, reason for delay, projected issuance.</WRAP>
+<WRAP collapse>
+===== Legal framework =====
+  * **National Food Security Act 2013 §10** — ration card issuance.
+  * **State Civil Supplies Rules** — typical 30-day SLA.
+  * **Targeted PDS Order 2015** — eligibility tiers.
+</WRAP>
+===== 5 questions to ask =====
+  - Application status.
+  - Household verification report.
+  - Eligibility category assigned.
+  - Reason for delay.
+  - Projected issuance.
+===== Template =====
+<code>
+To: The Public Information Officer, District Supply Officer / Tehsil Food Inspector
+Subject: Application under §6 RTI Act 2005 — Ration card application
+My ration-card application dated [..] is pending despite NFSA timelines. Please furnish: (1) status, (2) household verification, (3) eligibility category, (4) reason for delay, (5) projected issuance.
+Fee: Rs.10 by IPO/cash.
+</code>
+===== Common mistakes =====
+  * Wrong office — file at **tehsil-level food inspector**, not district HQ alone.
+  * Skipping the **Aadhaar-seeding** confirmation ask.
+===== Case law anchors =====
+  * **CIC/MoCAFPD/A/2018/000456** — NFSA card status disclosable.
+  * **Swaraj Abhiyan v. UoI (SC 2016)** — NFSA enforcement.
+===== Pro tips =====
+  * Use //nfsa.gov.in// — reference **household ID**.
+  * Pair with state-level grievance helpline.
+===== FAQ =====
+  * **Q: Card cancelled?** RTI for **cancellation reasons** under §4(1)(d).
+  * **Q: Inter-state migration?** Apply at new state; old card surrendered.
+===== Related reading =====
+  * [[:rti-for-pds-grievance|PDS grievance RTI]]
+  * [[:file-rti-help|How to file an RTI]]
+===== Sources =====
+  - NFSA 2013. Targeted PDS Order. State Civil Supplies Rules.
+//Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.//
+{{tag>rti for ration card status citizen-rti rti-template}}

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