Section 17 in Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012
17. Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of the household for the purpose of issuance of ration cards.
(1)The eldest woman who is not less than the age of eighteen years, in every eligible household, shall be head of the household for the purpose of issue of the ration card.(2)Where a household, at any time, does not have a woman or a woman of eighteen years of age or above, but has a female member below the age of eighteen years of age, then the eldest male member of the household shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issue of ration card and the female member, on attaining the age of eighteen years, shall become the head of the household and her name shall be substituted in the ration card in place of such male member.Chapter-IX Role of Local Bodies
