Bihar Ration Card Download: How to download Bihar’s new digital ration card from mobile? Know the complete process of extracting PDF from EPDS and Smart PDS portal

The Food & Consumer Protection Department of the Government of Bihar has made the ration distribution system completely digital and transparent for the citizens of the state. Ration card is the most important document to get subsidized or free food grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Often, after making a new ration card, beneficiaries have to visit government offices or block offices to get its physical copy. Now through the official EPDS portal of Bihar Government and the state-of-the-art ‘Smart PDS 2.0’ system, any beneficiary can download the new digital ration card in PDF format from their mobile phone or computer sitting at home. This digital ration card is completely valid and valid for taking ration from fair price shop (PDS Dealer), bank operations and verification of government schemes.

To download a digital copy of the ration card from the portal or search the name in the list, you must have at least one of the following information:

• Ration Card Number (RC Number): If you already know your 21 digit ration card number.

• Application Number (RTPS / Application Number): If you have recently applied for a new ration card and want to check its status.

• Regional Details: Name of the concerned District, Sub-Division, Block, Panchayat and Village of the applicant (to search the name in the list).

• Active Mobile Number: For verification of Aadhaar based e-KYC or citizen login.

The most popular way to extract ration card from the list of your district and panchayat directly without logging in from the central portal of the food department is as follows:

1. First of all the official portal of Bihar Food and Consumer Protection Department epds.bihar.gov.in Go to.

2. In the menu on the left side of the homepage ‘RCMS Report’ Click on (Ration Card Management System) option.

3. Now you will see the list of all the districts of Bihar; from the drop-down menu District Select and click on ‘Show’.

4. After this two categories will appear on the screen-Rural And Urban. Click on the number of the region you come from.

5. on the next page Block Or select Municipal Body.

6. After choosing your block Gram Panchayat and then your Village Click on the name.

7. Now the name of the ration dealer of your village and the complete list of all the ration cardholders covered under it will open.

8. Find the family head name and father name in the list. blue color next to name Ration Card Number Click on.

9. As soon as you click, your complete digital ration card will appear on the screen, in which the names, ages, relations and QR code of all the family members will be visible.

10. at the bottom of the page ‘Print Page’ Click on the button and select ‘Save as PDF’ to save the file on your mobile or computer.

Under the ‘Smart PDS 2.0’ system implemented in Bihar, all the services related to ration card have been brought on a unified digital platform. Under this system, citizens can directly download their ration card by verifying it with their Aadhaar:

• By visiting the official portal ‘Citizen Login’ Or ‘Beneficiary Details’ Select option.

• After login to the portal ‘Download My Latest Ration Card’ Click on Options.

• The digital ration card downloaded from here contains information about each member of the family. ‘e-KYC’ And the seeding status is also clearly recorded, so that there is no dispute in getting ration at the dealer level.

If you applied for a new ration card online or through an RTPS counter, the card must be approved before downloading:

1. By visiting the official website ‘RC Issue System / Application Status’ Open the link.

2. own District And Sub-Division Select.

3. recorded on application receipt RTPS Application Number fill and ‘Show’ Press the button.

4. if status ‘Approved and Ration Card Generated’ When it appears, a new ration card number will appear on the screen, which can be entered on the EPDS portal and printed immediately.

• Re-checking search details: If the name is not found in the Panchayat list, then check the list according to the name of your Ration Dealer (FPS Dealer). Many times, due to delimitation, some wards of the village are affiliated with other dealers.

• Essentials of Aadhaar e-KYC: As per government instructions, it is mandatory for all ration card members to complete biometric e-KYC. If the seeding of family members is incomplete, then go to the nearest dealer and get the e-KYC updated by putting the fingerprint on the PoS machine.

• Toll-free helpline: Official toll-free number of Consumer Food Department to view, download ration card details or in case of discrepancy in distribution of food grains by the dealer 1800-3456-194 Or 1967 You can lodge your complaint at.