• The Revenue Department of the respective state is the concerned department for the issuance of the Landless Certificate.

Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant has to approach the concerned Circle Officer’s office of the respective area revenue department / tahsildar office whichever is applicable to apply.
2. Link for contact details Himachal Pradesh Municipality please select the respective district map for respective portal. In the given page please select menu option “DIRECTORY” > “PUBLIC UTILITIES” > “Municipalities” for contact details.
3. Go to the respective office.
4. Collect the application form or write on a plain A4 sheet as advised.
5. Complete the application form. Attach the entire required document as per our “required document” section and submit it along with applicable fees (if required) to the designated authority.
6. Authorities after checking the attached documents and submitted application will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
7. This application will be processed internally.
8. Concerned circle officer / Village Administrative Officer (VAO) and Revenue Inspector (RI) will do the local enquiry to check the furnished details are correct.
9. Authorities will check the land record and verify details submitted by the applicant.
10. Once the verification is over, these officials will submit their report to the respective superior authority to decide the issue of Certificate to the applicant.
11. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection if any will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.
12. If approved, the certificate will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying or issued as per applicable norms.

Note:

• Applicant has to bring original documents while applying for verification and scanning if required.
• Without cross signature on photograph and signature on undertaking the application will be rejected.

• Application Form
• Address proof (Aadhaar card, Driving license, Voter card, Passport).
• Identity proof (Ration card / Passport / Aadhaar card / Driving license)
• Self-declaration of the applicant.
• 7/12 and 8-A Extract of respective land
• Ration card
• Aadhaar card

Note:

• Apart from the above documents authorities may ask for additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Department of revenue
Block No 28, SDA Complex,
Kasumpati Shimla H.P.
Tel: 91-177-2623678,
Email: dlr-hp@nic.in
Contact link

• A person who does not hold any land for the purpose of agriculture and earns his livelihood principally as agricultural labourer is eligible to apply.
• Please consult the tahsildar office for any updates on land holding limits in order to apply for this procedure.
• The citizen who needs the landless certificate should be a resident of the respective state.

• Please pay the fees or charges as applicable at the time of applying as per authority’s advice.

• Valid up to a period of 6 months from date of issue or as specified on the certificate.

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• It takes nearly 10 days for the issue of this certificate.

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• Do not submit fake documents as a proof to obtain this certificate.
• Applicant should make sure that the annual income of their entire family is under the advised amount.

• Name of the applicant
• Father / Husband name
• Copy of 2 recent passport size photographs
• Address of the applicant
• Sex
• Residential details
• Family details
• Occupation

• Landless certificate helps the bearer or the farmer to avail scheme initiated by the government for their upliftment.
• This certificate is required to get death and disability cover under “Aam Admi Bima Yojana” scheme from Indian government for landless households.

• This certificate should be issued by Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar. *Landless agricultural labourers are those small and marginal farmers, share croppers, persons engaged in animal husbandry, fishing, horticulture, bee-keeping, toddy tapping, forest workers etc..
• Please refer the following link for more details on “Aam Admi Bima Yojana” link

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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