Ration Card List: How to Find Your Name (All States)

How state ration card lists are usually arranged

Most state lists follow a location tree, because each card is attached to one fair price shop (FPS):

1. Open your state's ration card portal. Use the table below or the Ration Card State Portals page on nfsa.gov.in.
2. Look for a report such as "RC Details", "Ration Card Details", "Beneficiary Register" or "District-wise Ration Card Details".
3. Choose your district.
4. Choose your town or ward (urban) or your block and village (rural).
5. Choose your fair price shop or dealer.
6. Open the list of cards under that shop and look for the head of family's name or the card number.
7. Open the card to see all members.

Menu labels differ by state and change over time. If you cannot find a step, look for a search by card number instead, or ask your ration dealer which shop code your card is attached to.

State ration card portals and card counts

The links come only from the RC details column of nfsa.gov.in's Ration Card State Portals page (updated 12 October 2026). We have not opened each state site ourselves. If a link does not load, or no address is shown, open nfsa.gov.in and use the current link it gives for your state. Card counts are as shown on nfsa.gov.in state pages, except UP, which is from a Lok Sabha answer.

Counts change as states add and delete cards, so treat them as a rough guide to the size of each list.

Gramin (rural) and urban lists

People often search for a "gramin list" (ग्रामीण सूची). There is usually no separate rural list. Instead, rural cards appear under blocks and villages or gram panchayats, and urban cards under towns or wards, inside the same state list. NFSA coverage rules differ for rural and urban areas: nationally the Act covers up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population, and each state's share was fixed by the Planning Commission using NSSO 2011-12 data.

Is there a "new list" for 2026?

Many websites advertise a "ration card new list". In practice, state lists are live databases updated as cards are approved, changed or deleted. There is no single national new list. The TPDS (Control) Amendment Order, 2025 asks states to issue new cards first-in, first-out and to publish a real-time waiting list on their portals. If you applied recently, look for a waiting list or application status option on your state portal, or check your ration card status.

Be careful with videos and sites that promise a "new list PDF" in exchange for your number. Use only the official portal.

Your name is missing. What now?

• Check the right shop. Cards are listed under one fair price shop. Ask your dealer for the shop code.
• Check spelling. Search by card number if the portal allows it.
• Check if the card is inactive. Under the 2025 Order, cards with no grain lifted for 6 months are temporarily disabled until verification and e-KYC. Deletions also follow verification drives. In August 2025 the centre flagged over 1.17 crore possibly ineligible cardholders for states to verify, as reported.
• Ask your supply office. They can tell you whether the card was disabled, deleted or moved, and what to do.
• New card needed? In UP, see how to apply for a new ration card.

Who decides who is on the list

Under NFSA, states identify Priority Households using their own inclusion and exclusion criteria, while Antyodaya families are the poorest households. Eligibility rules therefore differ by state. For example, Goa's published guidelines exclude households where a member owns a four-wheeler or is a government employee. For UP, see our eligibility guide. If you think you were wrongly excluded, ask your state's grievance channel, listed with toll-free numbers on nfsa.gov.in.

Safety tips

• Search lists only on official sites linked from nfsa.gov.in.
• Never give an OTP or Aadhaar number to someone offering to "add you to the new list".
• No one can sell you a place on the list. New cards are issued from a waiting list.

Need a copy of your card? See our download guide.