India, Feb. 13 -- The eldest female member of a family will be treated as the head of the household for issuing ration cards under the Delhi Food Security Rules, 2026, which was notified recently. However, if the age of the sole female member in the family is below 18 years, the eldest male member shall be treated as the head.

The quota of ration cards allowed for Delhi will be grouped district-wise in proportion to the total number of voters of the area, according to a gazette notification. The voter-basis criterion would be switched to Census-basis as and when the results of the ongoing population enumeration operations are released for formal usage.

Also, the income criterion for issuing ration cards has been enhanced to Rs 1.2 lakh ...