Last Updated: April 2026
Quick Answer:
To check your ration card family member details in Assam, go to rcms.assam.gov.in, click Ration Card Details, enter the captcha, then select your district, DFSO, TFSO, and FPS. Find your household head’s name in the list and click on it — your complete family member list appears with each member’s name, age, gender, Aadhaar seeding status, and monthly entitlement. If a family member is missing from this list, visit your Circle Office with your ration card and the missing member’s Aadhaar card to request an addition. Missing members mean reduced grain every month.
How to Check Assam Ration Card Family Details (Quick Steps)
- Open rcms.assam.gov.in
- Click “Ration Card Details”
- Enter captcha and proceed
- Select District → DFSO → TFSO → FPS
- Click your name or RC number
- View full family member list
Your ration card was issued five years ago when your family had four members. Since then your daughter-in-law joined the household, and two grandchildren were born. But every month you are still getting the same amount of grain as you did five years ago — because those three new members were never added to the card.
Or maybe you are trying to apply for Orunodoi and the Circle Office says your card shows only two members when you have six people at home. Or your son wants to get his own ration card after marriage and needs a certificate that he was removed from your household card.
In most cases, the issue comes down to what your ration card currently shows for your family. This information is available on the official portal — you don’t need any login, and you can check it in a few minutes. For a complete overview of how the portal works and all available reports, see our RCMS Assam guide. Below is the exact process to check it, understand each field, and fix issues if something is wrong.
If you are new to ration cards or want to understand how they work in Assam, see our complete Assam Ration Card guide.
Where to Check Your Ration Card Family Details
Your complete family member list is available on two official portals. Both show the same underlying data but in slightly different formats.
| Portal | What It Shows | Best For |
| rcms.assam.gov.in — RCMS Portal | Full family member list, Aadhaar seeding status, card category, FPS assignment, member count | Most detailed view — use this first |
| epos.assam.gov.in — ePoS Portal (RC Details) | Card holder name, card type, FPS code, member count, Aadhaar seeding for ePoS authentication You can also check your name in the AEPDS beneficiary list to confirm how your card appears in the ePoS system. | Quick check for ePoS-related issues You can also check your name in the AEPDS beneficiary list to confirm how your card appears in the ePoS system. |
If you just want a quick check using your ration card number, you can also try the ePoS RC details page.
How to Check Family Member Details on RCMS Portal — Step by Step
- Open rcms.assam.gov.in on your phone. No login is needed.
- On the homepage, look for Ration Card or Ration Card Details in the menu. Click it.
- A captcha verification page appears — enter the characters shown and click Verify.
- A report filter page opens. Select your District from the first dropdown.
- Select DFSO — District Food Supply Office. This usually matches your district name.
- Select TFSO — Taluk Food Supply Office. This corresponds to your block or circle area. See the section below if you are unsure what TFSO means.
- Select your FPS — the Fair Price Shop code serving your village or ward.
- Select Scheme — choose NFSA for National Food Security Act cards, which covers both AAY and PHH.
- Select RC Status — choose Active to see only valid cards.
If your card is not showing here or appears inactive, check your Assam ration card status first.
- Click View Report. The list of all ration card holders for your FPS appears.
- Find the household head’s name in the list. Click on the RC number or the name — a detail page opens showing every registered family member on that card.
| The detail page is what you want. It shows each family member as a separate row — name, age, gender, relationship to household head, and whether their Aadhaar is seeded. Count the rows and confirm every person currently living in your household is listed there. |
| The portal is slow between 10 AM and 5 PM on weekdays. Try before 9 AM or after 9 PM. If the page takes too long to load, reduce the filter — select your FPS specifically rather than leaving it as All. The more specific your filters, the faster the report loads. |
What TFSO Means — and How to Find Yours
TFSO stands for Taluk Food Supply Office. In simple terms, it’s your local area office — usually the same as your block or circle. Every district in Assam is divided into multiple TFSOs, each covering a cluster of villages or urban wards.
Many people get stuck here because they don’t know their TFSO name. Here is how to find yours:
- Look at your physical ration card — the TFSO or Circle name is often printed on the card itself
- Ask your FPS dealer — they know which TFSO their shop falls under
- Try the dropdown — TFSO options are listed alphabetically for your district. Select the one that matches your block or circle name. If you are unsure between two options, try both and look for your FPS in the results.
- Visit your Circle Office and ask which TFSO code covers your village — they will tell you immediately
| TFSO full form: Taluk Food Supply Office. It is an administrative division within a district used by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department of Assam. It is not the same as a tehsil or mandal in other states — it is specific to Assam’s food supply administrative structure. |
Understanding What the Family Member List Shows
Once you click through to the family detail page on RCMS, you see a table with one row per family member. Here’s what each column actually shows:
| Column | What It Shows | What to Check |
| Member Name | Full name of the family member as registered in RCMS | Confirm spelling matches the Aadhaar card — even small differences cause authentication problems at the ePoS machine |
| Age | Age at the time of registration or last update | If a child was added as an infant, their age in the system may not update automatically — this does not affect eligibility but can cause confusion |
| Gender | Male, Female, or Other | Confirm the gender is recorded correctly — wrong gender can affect benefit calculations in some schemes |
| Relationship | Relationship to the household head — Self, Wife, Son, Daughter, Father, Mother etc. | Check all members are correctly linked. A family member recorded as a boarder rather than Son may have different treatment in re-surveys. |
| Aadhaar Status | Seeded or Not Seeded — whether the member’s Aadhaar is linked to this ration card | Ideally, every member should show ‘Seeded’. Anyone showing Not Seeded cannot authenticate at the ePoS machine and reduces the household’s verification strength. |
| Entitlement (kg) | Monthly grain entitlement for this member | PHH members should show 5 kg each. AAY households show a fixed 14 kg rice and 21 kg wheat regardless of member count. |
How to Calculate If You Are Getting the Right Amount of Grain
Once you have the member list, you can quickly check if your ration amount is correct.
For PHH — Priority Household cardholders
Count the total number of members listed on your card. Multiply by 5 kg for rice and 5 kg for wheat. That’s the amount you should get every month.
Example: A PHH family with 5 members is entitled to 25 kg rice and 25 kg wheat per month. If you are consistently receiving only 20 kg of rice and 20 kg of wheat, check whether one member is missing from the RCMS list — or whether a listed member’s Aadhaar is not seeded, which sometimes causes their share to be withheld at the ePoS machine.
For AAY — Antyodaya Anna Yojana cardholders
AAY households receive a fixed quantity regardless of member count — 14 kg rice and 21 kg wheat per household per month under NFSA. The number of members listed does not change your total entitlement for AAY. However, every member still needs to be correctly listed for Orunodoi eligibility verification and other scheme purposes.
| Do this check once — count your listed members, multiply by 5 kg for PHH, and compare against what your passbook or distribution records show. If the numbers do not match, you now know exactly what to tell the Circle Office when you visit. |
Why a Family Member Might Be Missing From Your Card
Child born after the card was issued
The most common situation. When a ration card is issued, only the members at that time are listed. Children born later are not automatically added. Every child born into your household needs to be manually added at the Circle Office with a birth certificate. Until they are added, the family receives 5 kg less per month for each missing child under PHH.
Daughter-in-law after marriage
When a son gets married, his wife joins the household. She is not automatically added to the ration card. She needs to be removed from her parents’ household card first — with a deletion certificate from that Circle Office — and then added to your card with the deletion certificate and marriage certificate.
Elderly parent who moved in
A parent moving in from another village or district needs to be transferred from their old card. Get a deletion certificate from their previous Circle Office, then visit your Circle Office with the certificate and the parent’s Aadhaar card to add them.
Member removed during a re-survey
Periodic government re-surveys sometimes remove members flagged as no longer residing in the household — adults who moved to cities for work, members who got government jobs, or data errors. If someone who genuinely lives with you is missing after a re-survey, you’ll need to go to your Circle Office with their Aadhaar card and a residential proof showing they live at your address.
Name was entered wrongly at the time of registration
If a member’s name was entered with a spelling error or a wrong name during initial registration, they may not appear when searched. Check the detail page carefully — the member may be listed under an alternate spelling. If found with wrong spelling, visit Circle Office for a name correction.
How to Add a Missing Member — Step by Step
- Visit your nearest Circle Office — Food and Civil Supplies Circle Office — during working hours, Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM.
- Tell the staff you want to add a family member to your existing ration card.
- For a newborn child: bring the birth certificate, your Aadhaar card, and your ration card.
- For a new daughter-in-law: bring the deletion certificate from her previous ration card, the marriage certificate, her Aadhaar card, and your ration card.
- For an elderly parent: bring the deletion certificate from their previous ration card, their Aadhaar card, and your ration card.
- Fill out the member addition form provided at the Circle Office — it is free.
- Submit the form with photocopies of all documents. Originals are checked and returned.
- Take the acknowledgement slip — note the date and reference number.
- The addition typically takes 15 to 45 days to reflect in the RCMS system. Check back on rcms.assam.gov.in after 30 days to confirm the member appears in your card details.
| You cannot add family members online. Member addition requires an in-person visit to the Circle Office with physical documents. Any agent or website claiming to add members online for a fee is providing a false service. The Circle Office process is free. |
In most cases, the staff will guide you if anything is missing — you don’t need to worry about getting everything perfect on the first visit.
How to Remove a Member — When You Need a Deletion Certificate
Members need to be removed from a ration card when they move out of the household permanently — getting married and moving to spouse’s home, relocating to another district, or when a member passes away. You also need a deletion certificate if you are splitting a joint family into two separate households.
To remove a member, visit the Circle Office with your ration card, the member’s Aadhaar card, and a written request explaining the reason for removal. The Circle Office issues a deletion certificate which the removed member can use to be added to a new card elsewhere.
For deceased members, the family should inform the Circle Office with the death certificate. Continuing to claim grain entitlement for a deceased member is technically illegal — the government re-survey process will eventually identify this and may flag the entire card.
TFSO, DFSO, FPS — All the Abbreviations Explained
| Abbreviation | Full Form | What It Means Practically |
| DFSO | District Food Supply Office | The main district-level office managing all ration cards and PDS in your district. Your ultimate authority for card issues that the Circle Office cannot resolve. |
| TFSO | Taluk Food Supply Office | Sub-district unit — roughly equivalent to your block or circle. The RCMS portal uses TFSO to help you narrow down to your specific area within a district. |
| FPS | Fair Price Shop | Your ration shop — the physical shop where you collect grain each month. Every ration card is assigned to a specific FPS. |
| FPS Code | Fair Price Shop Code | The unique number identifying your FPS in the AEPDS system. Used to check distribution status, date-wise transactions, beneficiary list, and sales register. |
| RC Number | Ration Card Number | Your unique ration card identification number. Needed for most portal lookups and Circle Office visits. |
| NFSA | National Food Security Act 2013 | The central law under which all current ration cards in Assam are issued. Only two card types exist under NFSA — AAY and PHH. |
| AAY | Antyodaya Anna Yojana | The dark blue card for the poorest households. Fixed entitlement of 14 kg rice and 21 kg wheat per household regardless of member count. |
| PHH | Priority Household | The lighter-coloured card for BPL families. Entitlement of 5 kg rice and 5 kg wheat per member per month. |
Ration Card Family Details and Orunodoi — The Direct Connection
The Orunodoi scheme — which pays Rs 1,250 per month to BPL households — uses the RCMS ration card database to verify eligibility. Specifically:
- The scheme requires an AAY ration card in the name of the female head of the household
- The female head must be listed as a member on the card — ideally as the primary cardholder
- Her Aadhaar must be seeded to both the ration card and her bank account
- If the card shows a male head only and no female member, Orunodoi eligibility is affected
If your family is eligible for Orunodoi but facing issues with the application, check the RCMS family details first. Confirm the female head of household is listed on the card with her Aadhaar seeded. This one check resolves a large number of Orunodoi application problems.
You can also verify your eligibility through the latest Orunodoi beneficiary list for 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check ration card family member details in Assam?
Go to rcms.assam.gov.in, click Ration Card Details, enter the captcha, then select your district, TFSO, and FPS from the dropdowns. Find your household head’s name in the list and click on the RC number. A detail page shows every registered family member with their name, age, gender, Aadhaar seeding status, and monthly entitlement. No login is required.
What is TFSO full form in ration card Assam?
TFSO stands for Taluk Food Supply Office. It is a sub-district administrative unit used in the Assam Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. On the RCMS portal, TFSO is used as a filter to narrow down your search within a district — it corresponds roughly to your block or circle area. Your TFSO name is sometimes printed on your physical ration card or can be found by asking your FPS dealer.
A family member is missing from my Assam ration card — what to do?
Go to your nearest Circle Office with your ration card, the missing member’s Aadhaar card, and the relevant supporting document — birth certificate for a child, marriage certificate for a daughter-in-law, or deletion certificate from their previous card for a transferred member. Fill the member addition form at the Circle Office, take the acknowledgement slip, and check rcms.assam.gov.in after 30 days to confirm the addition.
How many members can be on one Assam ration card?
There is no fixed maximum. All members of a genuine household can be on one ration card. Under PHH cards, entitlement increases by 5 kg per member, so there is an incentive to add all members correctly. Large joint families with 8 to 12 members are common on single cards in rural Assam.
How to check if Aadhaar is seeded on my ration card?
Check the family member detail page on rcms.assam.gov.in. Each member shows a column for Aadhaar seeding status — either Seeded or Not Seeded. Members showing Not Seeded cannot authenticate at the ePoS machine. Visit your Circle Office or CSC centre with the member’s Aadhaar card to get seeding done for free.
What is the difference between AAY and PHH ration cards in Assam?
AAY — Antyodaya Anna Yojana — is the dark blue card for the absolute poorest households with no fixed income. It gives 14 kg rice and 21 kg wheat per household per month regardless of family size. PHH — Priority Household — is for BPL families with some irregular income. It gives 5 kg rice and 5 kg wheat per member per month. Both are NFSA cards. AAY households are automatically eligible for Orunodoi 3.0.
Can I check ration card details by Aadhaar number in Assam?
The RCMS portal does not currently have a direct Aadhaar-number search option for public users. You need to browse by district, TFSO, and FPS to find your card. However, on the epos.assam.gov.in portal under RC Details, you can search by ration card number and see the linked Aadhaar information. For Aadhaar-specific verification, visit your Circle Office with both cards.
Final Note
Your ration card family member list is a live government record. It directly controls how much grain your household receives every month, your Orunodoi eligibility, and how the ePoS machine authenticates your family at the shop. Most families check it once when the card is issued and never again — which is why missing members, wrong spellings, and unseeded Aadhaar numbers quietly cost families grain and benefits for years.
Checking the RCMS family detail page takes five minutes. Do it once to confirm every member is listed correctly with Aadhaar seeded. If something is wrong, one Circle Office visit with the right documents is almost always enough to fix it. The monthly grain you recover by adding missing members pays back that visit within the first month.
Hi, I’m Palash, the person behind AssamInfoHub — an independent platform helping Assam citizens understand government schemes, pensions, and welfare programs in simple language. Information published here is compiled from official government notifications, district-level practices, and Panchayat-level verification methods. My goal is to reduce misinformation and help families follow the correct procedures without depending on agents.