Just swipe it; Card portability will now avail your ration from anywhere in Telangana

Hyderabad, April 1: Enabling every service on one touch has made things quite feasible for the masses. Especially when it comes to the interior region people, this service is like an added advantage. To spread this accessibility, the state of Telangana has issued a system wherein there will be portability for ration card holders to avail essentials at any ration shop across the State comes into effect from today i.e. April 1, announced the Telangana State Civil Supplies Department (TSCDS).

 

The portability option is available for all 2.75 crore beneficiaries of TSCSD. The portability scheme has already been implemented district wise and will now be implemented across the State. Beneficiaries can now avail their ration from anywhere in the state. A cardholder need not go particularly to his allotted ration shop anymore but can get his ration from anywhere in the state.

Previously the cardholders were allowed to get their commodities only from the ration shop allotted to them. Families migrating or shifting from one place to another were unable to get ration from the nearest shop, but had to get commodities from the allotted shop even if it was far away. There will be no limitation to get the commodities in a particular ration shop now. The beneficiaries can get their essential commodities near their house or any place irrespective of ration shops where their card is allotted.

The commissioner of TSCSD said that ration cards will not be terminated even if card holders do not take their ration. By downloading T-ration app, one can get the location nearer to them by just a click. Ration portability was implemented in 1,545 ration shops from June 1, 2017, in Greater Hyderabad circle. The TSCSD got a positive response to the initiative from the cardholders as they were able to get commodities from the shops close to them. In ten months duration, about 29 lakh transactions were made by portability.