Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Money Lender Licence, Applicant has to approach Local Tehsil Office
2. Application form should be obtained from the concerned office or can be written application in white paper.
3. Fill up the application form appropriately along with the necessary details.
4. Please make sure you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Pay the required amount of fees as per the authority instructions.
6. Submit the application form along with the required documents to the concerned authority.
7. Authority will verify the document and will do the local enquiry for the process.
8. Upon the satisfaction, authority will provide Money Lender Licence

• Completed Application
• Aadhaar card
• Address Proof
• Fees paid Details (If DD)
• Ration card
• Self-Declaration
• Passport size photo
• Bank Pass Book or Account Detail
• Income Certificate (if required)

Lakshadweep Administration Secretariat
Kavaratti, Lakshadweep 682555.
Phone: 04896262235
Fax : 04896-263180
Contact Link: Link

• The applicant must be above the age of 18.
• The applicant must be the resident of Lakshadweep.
• The applicant should not knowingly participate in any fraud or dishonesty or be associated with the payment business.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

• Usually the license needs to be renewed annually.

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

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF MONEY LENDERS LICENCE:

1. Name of the applicant :
2. Address in full(any subsequent change should be notified) :
3. Father’s Name :
4. If the applicant is a native of Indian State :

   (i) Full address in such Indian State;and

   (ii) Details of immovable properties owned

   insuch states by the applicant, with

   their estimated value.

5. Address of the shop or place of business in  :

   respect of which the licence is applied for

   (Any subsequent change should be notified)

6. If the applicant has more than one shop or  :

   place of business, the address for each such

   shop or place of business

7. Has the applicant applied for a separate  :

   licence in respect of each shop or place of

   business mentioned against ithem 6 and if

   so with what result?

8. Date of commencement of business  :
9. Financial year for which the licence is applied for  :
10. The amount of money proposed to be lent during  :

    the financial year.

11. Has the applicant paid the prescribed fee  :

    for the licence (The chalan receipt or other

    evidence of payment of fee should be enclosed)

12. Whether the declaration in Form AAA has  :

    been appended.

Signature of the applicant.

I declare that the particulars stated above are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of applicant.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

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.gIn 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 Country of Birth.

• Any individual or a firm indulges in money lending business has to follow the interest rate advised, tenure for the loan etc.
• This licensing process gives the applicant all vital information to be followed.

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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.