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Torn or stolen ration card? Download your digital ration card from your phone in minutes.

Samira Vishwas | August 6, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Digital Ration Card Download: Today, millions of people receive free rations every month through ration cards. The Indian government provides 5 kg of rations per person per month to poor families under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). This ration card is crucial for card holders, as it is used by government retailers to distribute monthly rations. However, it is often seen that ration cards are misplaced, lost, or damaged, causing distress.

Many people spend months visiting government offices to get their ration cards reissued, yet they still struggle to get them. Addressing this problem, the government has simplified the process of obtaining a ration card by promoting digital initiatives. Now, you can download your ration card digitally from the comfort of your home. This digital copy will be valid everywhere. Let’s learn how you can download your ration card from your mobile phone while at home.

Download Ration Card from this app

First of all, go to Google Play Store of your smartphone and download ‘Mera Ration’ app.
After this, select your language in the app and login by entering OTP.
To keep your ration card safe, set MPIN in it.
As soon as you login, the ration card information will start appearing on your mobile phone.
After this, you can download it by clicking on the download option and saving it in a PDF file.
You can show this digital ration card anywhere, it will work just like the original one.

Download Ration Card from DigiLocker App

First of all, go to the Play Store of your smartphone and download the DigiLocker app.
After this, login to the app with the help of mobile number linked to Aadhar card and OTP.
After opening the app, go to the search bar and search for ‘Ration Card’.
Then select the option of Food & Civil Supplies Department of your state.
After the new page opens, enter your ration card number or Aadhar number.
After this, a new page will open in front of you, in which you can get your digital ration card by clicking on the option ‘Get Document’.

You can also download it from the state PDS portal.

First of all open the site of the Food Department of your state.
Click on the link ‘Ration Card Information’ there.
After this, select the name of your district, block, panchayat or ward.
Now enter your ration card number or search by writing the name of the head of the family.
As soon as your ration card appears on the screen, you can download or print it.