Stipulated Time Limit of various Services for Ration Card
Food and Supplies, Ration Card, Right to Public Service
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Food & Supplies Department
No. 2950-FS/Sectt/Food/4P-05/2013 Kolkata, the 25th October, 2013.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the West Bengal Right to Public Services Act, 2013, the Governor is pleased to notify the services along with the stipulated time limit for rendering the services, the Designated officers responsible for providing the services, the Appellate Officer and the Reviewing Officer as follows:-
| Sl. No. | Services | Designated officer | Stipulated time limit of providing the service | Appellate Officer | Reviewing Officer |
| 1. | Issue of New Ration Cards (R.O.-I) | Inspector/S.I. (Block)/R.O. having jurisdiction | 30 days for MR Areas 30 days for SR Areas | SCF&S/DDR | DCF&S/DR |
| 2. | Change of Address, Age, Name, Surname, Head of the family in RC (R.O.-2) | Inspector/S.I. (Block)/R.O. having jurisdiction | 30 days for MR Areas 30 days for SR Areas | SCF&S/DDR | DCF&S/DR |
| 3. | Duplicate RCs against damaged, defaced, lost | Inspector/S.I. (Block)/R.O. having jurisdiction | 30 days for MR Areas 30 days for SR Areas | SCF&S/DDR | DCF&S/DR |
| 4. | Surrender and transfer of Ration Cards | Inspector/S.I. (Block)/R.O. having jurisdiction | 15 days for MR Areas 15 days for SR Areas | SCF&S/DDR | DCF&S/DR |
| 5. | Revalidation of Ration Cards | Inspector/S.I. (Block)/R.O. having jurisdiction | 15 days for MR Areas 15 days for SR Areas | SCF&S/DDR | DCF&S/DR |
This notification shall come into effect on the date of publication in the official Gazette.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- ANIL VERMA, IAS
Commissioner, Food & Principal Secretary,
Food & Supplies Deptt. Government of West Bengal