Linking Aadhaar cards of family members with the Ration Card in Tamil Nadu

 ‘Aadhaar Card’ for the single identity concept, can now be linked and must be linked to ration cards.

We can link the Aadhaar card with our ration cards by

 a) Offline method by visiting the ration shop OR 

 b) Online method by downloading an App. in our mobiles

I give below step by step instructions for both the methods:

 a) Offline method by visiting the ration shop

1. Take your ration card and the Aadhaar cards issued to your family members, whose names have been registered in the ration card, to the ration distribution shop.It is advisable to go after 3 pm .

2.After producing the documents you have to tellyour Mobile number which has been registered with Aadhaar card. 

3.The staff in the ration shop will scan yourAadhaar cards with the scanning machine one by one.

4.It is better to take the original Aadhaar card or its Xerox copy for scanning purpose since the scanner is not scanning the Plastic Aadhaar cards due to some technical problem. 

5. Immediately after scanning of the cards you will get SMS in your mobile confirming   that your Aadhaar card has been successfully linked with the Ration card.

b) Online method by downloading an App. in our mobiles
There is another procedure for linking Aadhaar cards with ration card online which is given in the following steps:

1) Download the  TNEPDS mobile App and install it in your mobile

2)Another App QR  code Scan also to be down loaded to scan Aadhaar cards

3)You can select the language English or Tamil by clicking the three vertical dots at the top of the menu.After opening the application enter your Mobile phone registered with Aadhaar and ration card. 

4) You will get a one time  password as SMS in your mobile which is to be entered in the next screen

5) Then touch the place where Aadhaar card to be registered,the scanner camera will be activated.

6)Using the mobile phone camera,scan the Aadhaar card with QR code(a picture in a box of block dots),it will be scanned and the Aadhaar number will be shown in the screen. 

7) Press the button 'submit' and the Aadhaar number will be registered in your ration card.

8)Carry out the same steps (5,6,7) for other Aadhaar cards of your family members whose names have been registered in the Ration card.

CONGRATS .YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LINKED YOUR AADHAAR CARDS ONLINE WITH YOUR RATION CARD

If you feel that the above online method is difficult ,follow the steps given in Offline method and go to the Ration shop where the staff will do the same activities with the scanner.