Ration Card Complaint Helpline Numbers of All States - Register Grievance at Toll Free / Landline No.

Ration Card Complaint Helpline Numbers of all 36 States as well as Union Territories are now available at nfsa.gov.in. People can check these toll free, landline numbers and e-mail ID of their respective state and can register a grievance. For a long time, people had been asking about the details of the district officers who are in charge of Fair Price Shops. It is because there are loopholes and corruption in the distribution of food grains through Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country.

To reduce the corruption and to make sure that subsidised ration reaches poor people, Ration Card Complaint Helpline Numbers have been issued. Central govt. is making every effort to tackle those ration dealers who are involved in hoarding of grains meant for poor people. In case any ration card holder is not getting his quota of food grains, they can call at the toll free / landline helpline number and can place their complaint.

People who are getting less ration than their reserved quota or are not getting ration at all from the nearest PDS shops can check these complaint numbers. In this article, we will tell you about the state wise list of Ration Card Complaint numbers which are now functional and are also available at the National Food Security Portal.

Ration Card Complaint Helpline No. in States/UTs

People can call on toll free for any PDS related information or to register grievances/complaints with their state/UT government:-

To place any complaint against any ration card dealer, don't hesitate to call at these Ration Card Complaint Helpline Numbers available at https://nfsa.gov.in/. Moreover, if people are facing any type of difficulty in getting ration due to any non-acceptance of their NFSA application form can also contact these numbers.

About National Food Security Act (NFSA Right to Food Act)

National Food Security Act, 2013 or Right to Food Act aims to provide subsidised food grains to around 1.38 billion people. NFSA converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programmes of the Government of India. It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distribution System. The Midday Meal Scheme and the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme are universal in nature whereas the PDS will reach about two-thirds of the population (75% in rural areas and 50% in urban areas).

Under the provisions of the NFSA Act, beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (or PDS) are entitled to 5 kilograms per person per month of cereals at the following prices - Rice at Rs. 3 per kg, Wheat at Rs. 2 per kg, Coarse grains (millets) at Rs. 1 per kg. Pregnant women, lactating mothers, and certain categories of children are eligible for daily free cereals.

PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) provides free of cost food grains to around 81.35 crore poor people covered under the National Food Security Act. The central government has extended this free ration scheme till 31 December 2028. Each eligible person gets 5 kg of free rice, wheat or coarse grains every month from their designated Fair Price Shop. All Antyodaya Anna Yojana and priority households covered under NFSA get their full ration at no cost.

If any eligible person does not get the free ration or receives less than the entitled quantity, they can call the toll free helpline number of their state or register a complaint on the official NFSA portal at nfsa.gov.in.