The Department of Food & Civil Supplies, Government of Nagaland, has introduced additional mandatory documentation for non-indigenous residents seeking enrolment under the General Household (GHH) Scheme under the Tide Over Allocation.

The notification, issued in continuation of the department’s earlier guidelines on the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, and the modalities governing the GHH Scheme, mandates that every non-indigenous applicant must submit a self-declaration in the prescribed format stating that he or she does not possess a ration card or avail benefits under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in their home state.

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In another key provision, the department directed that all GHH ration cards issued to non-indigenous residents shall prominently bear the statement: “The Card issued to Non-Indigenous Residents of Nagaland is only for the purpose of issuance of food grains and not to be used/accepted as a document for proof of identity or any other purposes.”

The department stated that these additional requirements have been incorporated to strengthen the implementation of the GHH Scheme under the Tide Over category and will come into force with immediate effect.