How To Find Ration Card Number In West Bengal (2 Methods)

Sometimes we forget our ration card number. Or sometimes it may also happen that you don’t know your digital ration card number.

The West Bengal government has made it easier for you to find your WB digital ration card number online through the West Bengal Food and Supplies department website food.gov.in.

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In this article, you will get to know the process by which you can get your West Bengal digital ration card number online.

You can get your WB ration card number details in two ways:

• Search by name
• Search by Aadhaar number

Let’s see the detailed steps for each of these methods.

Steps to search ration card number by name

To search ration card number by name,

1. First, go to the official website of the West Bengal Food Department at food.wb.gov.in.
2. Next, on the main menu, click on the ‘MIS Reports’ option.
3. Next, click on the ‘Reports for Citizen’ option.
4. Next, click on the ‘View Ration Card Count‘ option.
5. Next, click on the name of your district and then the name of your block.
6. Next, click on the name of your ration shop.
7. You can get the number of your ration shop from your neighbors or any other sources.
8. The list of all the names in that ration shop will appear in front of you.
9. Next, click on the ‘Save Excel file’ button.
10. Once the file is downloaded, open the file in Excel and search for your name.

There you will get your digital ration card number and other details.

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Once you get the ration card number, you must link it with your Aadhaar number to utilize all the online services provided by the West Bengal government.

You can read this article to know the steps to do so:

Click to know the steps to Link Aadhaar Card with Ration Card

There is another way to find your ration card number. For this, you must have your Aadhaar number already linked to your ration card.

Steps to get ration card number with Aadhaar number

To get your ration card details using your mobile number,

Step 1: Go to the official website

1. First, go to the official website of the West Bengal Food Department at food.wb.gov.in.
2. Once the website opens, click on the ‘Citizen’s Home’ option.
3. Next, click on the ‘Ration Card Related Corner’ option.
4. Next, click on the ‘Services Requiring Office Approval’ option.
5. Next, click on the ‘Apply Online’ option.

If you are opening the website from mobile, you need to scroll down a bit to get the ‘Citizen’s Home’ option.

(Direct link to the page)

Step 2: Login to the ration card portal

1. Now, enter your Aadhaar number linked with your ration card.
2. Next, tick the checkbox and click on the “Send OTP” button.
3. An OTP will be sent to your Aadhaar registered mobile number.
4. Next, enter the OTP in the specified field and click on the “Submit OTP” button.

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Step 3: Check ration card number

1. Your ration card details will be displayed on the screen.
2. You can check the ration card number adjacent to your name.

You can take a printout of the page if you want.

By following these steps, you can get your digital ration card number online. It’s easy to find and will take you a few minutes.

You can also find any of your family member’s ration card numbers in West Bengal using the same methods.

If you want to correct any details in your or any of your family member’s ration cards, you can do so by following the steps given in this article:

Click to know the steps to correct West Bengal Digital Ration card details Online