e Ration Card is a PDF format of Digital Ration Card, issued by the authority under the Food and Supplies Department, Government of West Bengal. e-Ration Card has the same validity as printed digital ration card and can be used to draw food grains and kerosene oil under a public distributor system for the fair-price shop.

Beneficiaries who have linked their Aadhaar number and mobile number with their ration card are eligible for e-Ration Card.

e-RC shall have the same rights and privileges as Digital Ration Card.

• All concerned authorities shall accept the e-RC at par with DRC.
• e-RC can be verified online anytime by anyone through the embedded QR code, as well as from official website of the Deptt. by entering the e-Ration Card No.
• e-Ration Card holder can download a copy of his e-Ration Card from the website at
• The beneficiaries will be able to visit the Ration Shop to avail the food grains from next working day of approval.
• The e-Ration Card holder will not be required to carry his Digital Ration Card in physical / paper format to receive food grains in a Ration Shop. He can carry a copy of e-Ration Card printed on a plain paper or show a soft copy e-Ration Card on his mobile phone to receive the food grains from the Ration Shop