9 6. Validity of Ration Card. — Ration Card so issued shall remain valid till the holder of the ration card resides at the given address for which ration card has been issued or his/her death. 1 7. Omitted 8. Issue of safe custody slip— If a ration card holder deposits his/her ration card to the Ration Card Issuing Authority for his/her leaving the area for a considerable period, the said authority shall issue a safe-custody slip on an application made by him/her, preserve the card and intimate the dealer accordingly and return the same to the card holder on being so requested by him/her. In such case card will not be invalid. 9. Cancellation of Ration Cards. — In the event of death of the holder of Ration Card, or change of residence by any holder of ration card without giving any information to the concerned Ration Card Issuing Authority, or ration card issued in a fraudulent manner, the issuing authority shall forthwith cancel the ration card so issued after recording the reasons for such cancellation. Where a person is found to obtain a ration card in a fraudulent manner by furnishing false documents / certificate or by impersonation or in any other fraudulent manner, the issuing authority besides cancelling the said card, if already issued, shall lodge an FIR with the local Police Station against the person or person(s) found to obtain or assisting to obtain a ration card in a fraudulent manner for taking necessary action against the concerned person in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code. 10. Suspension of Ration Card for long absence or for non-drawal of ration commodities for a period of exceeding eight weeks. — (a) If a ration card holder is found absent from his recorded residence for a period of more than eight weeks consecutively or if he fails to draw any public distribution commodity from the fair price shop for a period exceeding consecutive eight weeks, the issuing authority shall place the said ration card under suspension with an intimation to the fair price shop. (b) If a ration card holder fails to produce his/her ration card on demand by an Inspecting Officer forthwith, the ration card shall be suspended with immediate effect by the officer, who, following suspension, will report it to the Card Issuing Authority. 11. Revalidation of suspended Ration Card. — If a ration card holder applies for revalidation of his/her card which had been placed under suspension by the issuing authority, the said issuing authority if satisfied after consideration of the prayer for such revalidation 1 Omitted by cl. (3) of the Notification No. 3156-FS, dated 25 th November, 20156(w.e.f.25.111.2016).