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Fair price shop

Find a fair price shop

पास की राशन की दुकान कैसे ढूँढें

Last reviewed: 11 November 2026

“Fair price shop near me” sounds like a map widget. A map on an unofficial site that asks for your card number is not a finder. It is a collection form. The official FAQ for Mera Ration says the app can locate a nearby fair price shop. That is the tool.

What to use

  1. Open Mera Ration from the NIC store listing and use the shop locator after you sign in there. The sign-in is theirs.
  2. Or open your state’s ePoS or food department site from the directory. Examples: epos.bihar.gov.in, epos.mp.gov.in, and mahafood.gov.in.
  3. Your own shop is printed on the card and on the beneficiary list. If you only need that shop, you do not need a map.
  4. For a shop in another state, read One Nation One Ration Card. IMPDS shows portability transactions. It is not a turn-by-turn map.

The shop distributes. It does not decide the quota. If the weight is short, the state’s grievance path and the helpline on the NFSA profile are the next step, not a new application.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I find a fair price shop near me?

Use the locate option inside the official Mera Ration app, or the shop list on your state ePoS or food department site. This guide has no map and does not ask for a ration card number to ‘find’ a shop.

What is a fair price shop?

It is the ration shop licensed by the state to distribute the NFSA entitlement. The NFSA overview describes distribution through these shops. The state licenses and monitors the dealer.

Can I use any shop?

Inside your state, the rules for intra-state portability are the state’s. Across states, One Nation One Ration Card is what lets an NFSA household authenticate at another state’s shop. The shop has to be on that network.

The shop refused grain. What now?

Note the date and ask for the transaction slip. Then use the complaint option on the state portal or in Mera Ration, and call your state's helpline. Do not pay a website to complain for you.

Sources checked for this page

  1. NFSA Act overview
  2. Mera Ration FAQ — locate nearest FPS
  3. IMPDS
  4. Bihar ePoS
  5. Madhya Pradesh ePoS