Crop and Print AP Smart Rice Card Online

Crop your AP Smart Rice Card PDF to PVC size (85.6 × 54 mm), ready to print.

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Instructions and Tips

Follow these instructions to make sure the cards are cropped correctly.

  • Use the Smart Rice Card PDF exactly as downloaded. A photo, a screenshot or a PDF saved again from another app may not crop well.
  • the Smart Rice Card PDF usually opens without a password. If it asks for one, a password box appears here.
  • Printing for several customers at a CSC, e-Mitra or cyber cafe? Press Add to print list after each crop to put up to 5 CR80-size (85.6 × 54 mm) cards on one A4 sheet, with no Photoshop needed.
  • Border not quite right? Press Edit under the result to move it.
  • If a card doesn't crop the way you expect, tell us in our Telegram Group Chat so we can fix it.

Where to get your AP Smart Rice Card

The Smart Rice Card is issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for subsidised rice and other essentials under the public distribution system.

  1. From DigiLocker

    Sign in to DigiLocker with your Aadhaar-linked mobile number, search for the Andhra Pradesh ration card, enter your card or Aadhaar number, and download the PDF.

  2. From your village or ward secretariat

    The Grama or Ward Sachivalayam where your family is listed can get the Smart Rice Card PDF for you with your rice card or Aadhaar number.

Printing the AP Smart Rice card

  • Print at 100% or Actual size. Fit to page makes the card smaller than 85.6 × 54 mm.
  • Print on A4 or 4×6 paper. Pick the paper from the arrow next to Print.
  • Save gives JPEG A4 or JPEG 4×6 (the sheet as it prints), JPEG Crop (the card alone) or Word. Each prints at the right size from any viewer set to 100%.
  • For a PVC card printer, pick PVC card from the arrow next to Print. Standard (300 dpi) suits most card printers. Choose High (600 dpi) if small text looks soft.
  • On A4, front and back print side by side. Cut along the edges, fold, and laminate. On 4×6, the back prints under the front. Cut out both sides and laminate them back to back.

Questions

Is the Smart Rice Card the same as a ration card?

Andhra Pradesh began replacing ration cards with rice cards in February 2020. The rice card is used for the public distribution system, the subsidised food part of the old ration card.

The Smart Rice Card is bigger than a PVC card. Will it fit?

Yes. The card is made the size of a regular ID card, 85.6 × 54 mm, keeping its shape, so the text stays readable.

Does the Smart Rice Card PDF have a password?

Usually not. If a PDF does ask for one, E-Card Cutter shows a password box before cropping.

Can I print the AP Smart Rice card on a PVC card?

Yes. Pick PVC card from the arrow next to Print. Each side prints on its own at CR80 size (85.6 × 54 mm), for card printers that print one side at a time. If your printer prints from its own software, Save or Copy each side and open it there. Standard (300 dpi) suits most card printers. Choose High (600 dpi) if small text looks soft.

Is my Smart Rice Card PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. The PDF is opened and cropped in your browser, on your phone or computer. It isn’t sent to any server.

About the AP Smart Rice card

What the Smart Rice Card is

Andhra Pradesh began replacing ration cards with rice cards in 2020. The Smart Rice Card is the card’s PDF version, with the family’s members, the card number and the fair price shop, used to collect subsidised rice.

Cropping and printing it

E-Card Cutter finds the card in the PDF, front and back, and cuts it to 85.6 × 54 mm, ready to print on A4, 4×6 photo paper or a PVC card.