The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an income and asset certificate issued by a respective authority.
Apply In-Person

1. To apply, applicant has to go to their respective thaasildhaar/ administrative / revenue office as applicable.
2. Application form can be obtained from the office while you visit. Applicant can also download the form through the link provided in our document session.
3. Complete the form. Affix the passport size photo. Attach all the required documents and submit it to the respective receiving authority in the office. (please follow the authorities advise to complete the process, if any revenue stamp to be affixed – please affix as advised).
4. Applicant should provide mobile number to get SMS alerts about status. Authorities will check for the details and documents. Documents will be cross verified with originals. So, carry originals while applying. If all are in place, this application request will be entered in the respective registry or in the computer for further processing.
5. A reference number will be given to the applicant for the application submitted. Keep it safe for future reference.
6. Authorities will also mention a approximate date for issuance of certificate.
7. Thasildhar will process the application through his authorities. The internal processing such as verification/Inspection/authenticity of the documents submitted will take place.
8. Besides verification of village/area accounts, administrative officers should conduct local enquiry. The revenue inspector and the deputy thasildhar should also conduct a discreet enquiry before recommending the EWS certificate.
9. If the results are satisfactory, thasildhar will decide on the issuance of certificate.
10. Once the certificate is ready, applicant will be notified to collect the certificate from the office.
11. This certificate will have the declaration from the authority undersigned with valid timeline and photo of the applicant.
12. On the said date collect the certificate from the respective office where the applicant applied. Applicant has to sign in the registry and receive the certificate.
    
    

Note:

• Soon after issue of the income and asset certificate, all such certificates will be uploaded on the district website.
• This certificate is subjected to cancellation, if any of the provided document Or information is fabricated in order to get the benefits.
• In some states applicant shall approach over the counter services like CSC centres/e-seva etc to apply.
• In some states applicant shall apply using the respective state department online portal.
• Find the contact details and application form from the respective state portal procedures by using the link provided under respective states below.

Please select the state name for respective State Procedure.
Andaman and Nicobar – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chandigarh – Chhattisgarh – Daman and Diu – Goa - Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu and Kashmir – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Mizoram – Nagaland – New Delhi – Odisha – Puducherry – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Telangana – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttarakhand – West Bengal

• Application form : Form link -please refer page-7 for form.
• Income certificate.
• Caste certificate.
• Domicile certificate.
• Property certificate.
• Passport size photo.
• Notary authorized self-declaration (to ensure the genuineness of the information furnished by the applicant – can source from the notary office).
• Pan card.
• Bank statement.
• Aadhaar card.
  
  

Note:

• please refer our wikiprocedure.com and find the respective procedures to obtain income, caste, domicile, pan, aadhaar for the respective state.
• All original and copy of original with self attestation as advised by respective authorities to be submitted as per requirement.
• Apart from the above documents authorities may ask to submit additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Department of AR & PG,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.
Phone: (011) 23360208
Fax: 011-23360352
Link for Contacts: Link for details

• Applicant from general category.
• Family income below 8 lakhs INR or as per state norms.
• Family owned agricultural land less than 5 acres.
• Residential flat owned by family which is less than 1000 sq.ft.
• Residential plot less than 100 sq. Yards and 200 sq. Yards in selected municipalities as per the state norms.

Note: Different states has their own criteria. Please refer your respective department announcement.

• No fees.
• Stamp charges as advised by authorities if required.

As per the timeline provided on the certificate.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• 15 days time.
• If in case this certificate need to be furnished for a requirement with short time notice period, then applicant can request the authorities for availing the certificate little earlier.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

• Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) is a category that the Central Government has introduced 10% reservation quota among General Category candidates in government jobs and educational institutions.
• The states in India can set their own income cut-off to decide who constitutes EWS and even exceed the income criteria set by the Centre.
• One need to obtain this certificate in order to avail all these mentioned and other benefits
• For further details, please refer the order as per the link: [1]

• Following authorities can issue you ‘Income and Asset Certificate’
  • District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/Additional’ Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluk Magistrate / Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
  • Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
  • Revenue Officer not below the rank of Thasildhar
  • Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.