• Deserted Woman Certificate will be issued to abandoned women for whom there is no support for livelihood.
• A woman whose husband is missing (for at least 7 years) then please get the FIR copy from the police station where the complaint is being lodged about missing.
  
  

Apply In-Person:

1. In order to apply for Deserted Woman Certificate, the applicant has to approach their concerned revenue department office.
2. Please go to their respective Deputy Commissioner office.
3. Link for the office contact details:Link for contact details in the given page, select the district name from the list to reach next page. In the given page please select menu “ABOUT DISTRICT” > “Who’s Who” OR “DIRECTORY > PUBLIC UTILITIES > Municipalities” for contact details AND link2
4. Go to the respective office. Consult with the designated authority about the applying procedure for this certificate. 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 Documents” section and submit it to the designated receiving authority.
6. After receiving the application, authorities will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place the application will be accepted with applicable fees as appropriate.
7. Authorities will make entries about this application in the manual record or electronically using computer.
8. Acknowledgement receipt will be given against every in future reference.
9. Applicant will be informed of the probable date of collecting the certificate.
10. Designated authority will forward the application to the concerned Circle Officer / designated authority for his report.
11. The Circle Officer / designated authority will verify the applicant’s details. A report will be created after verifying the details of the applicant through field verification.
12. This report will be sent back to the issuing authority.
13. Based on the outcome of the above report and other internal processing, the issuing authority will make a decision.
14. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection if any will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.
15. 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 to the applying office while applying for cross verification purpose and scanning if required.
  
• Without cross signature on photograph and signature on undertaking, the application will be rejected
  
• Certificate will be despatched or handed over directly as per the request made while applying by the applicant. Mostly handover in office will be in practice to get counter signature from the applicant for the delivered certificate.
  
• Applicant may be asked to apply with the specific format as advised by the respective benefit providing government departments.
  
• If the applicant is a divorcee, then verification of the applicant for not being remarried will be made.
  

Apply Through CSC Centre

1. To obtain Deserted Woman Certificate, the applicant has to approach respective “CSC” centre link
   • NOTE: The applicant has to select state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
2. Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
3. If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
4. Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
5. The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
6. Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
7. This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
8. ”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
9. The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority (supply officer) will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
10. Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will decide on the issuance of the family card.
11. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.
12. If approved, the ration card will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying or issued as per the applicable norms within 60 days or as per the timeline advised.

• Application form
• Applicant’s Residence proof (ration card / Passport / Aadhaar card / Driving licence)
• Applicant’s Identity proof (ration card / Passport / Aadhaar card / Driving licence)
• Ration Card
• proof of marriage (marriage certificate if available can be attached)
• Proof of desertion (FIR copy)
• Income Certificate
• Land or Property Details
• Divorce order from court
• Self-declaration Affidavit.
• Aadhaar Card

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

Deputy Commissioner.
Office of the Deputy Commissioner,
Shillong, Pincode : 793001
Phone : 0364-2224003,
Fax : 0364-2223394
E-Mail : dc-ekh-meg@nic.in.

Link for contact:Link for contact details in the given page, select the district name from the list to reach next page. In the given page please select menu “ABOUT DISTRICT” > “Who’s Who” OR “DIRECTORY > PUBLIC UTILITIES > Municipalities” for contact details AND link2

• Applicant should be citizen of India.
  
• Women’s with Spouse is deserted/ divorced are eligible.
  
• A woman whose husband is missing (for at least 7 years).
  
• Also she has not remarried until the date of application.
  

• Please pay as authorities quote while applying.
• Please pay the applicable Service Charge, Printing Charge and Scanning Charge
• For online, please pay as per prompt while processing.

• This certificate is valid for the period as mentioned on the certificate.

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

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

• The whole process shall be completed within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the application.

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".

• Do not submit fake documents as a proof to obtain this certificate.
• Incomplete application will be rejected.
• Avoid spelling mistakes while filling the application form.
• Applicant will be penalized if any information provided by the applicant while applying for this certificate is being found false or incorrect.

• Name of the Applicant
• Father/Husbands Name
• Complete postal address
• Sex
• Applicant Address
• Date of Birth
• Marital status
• Caste
• Name of Mother
• Recent Passport size photograph
• Date of application
• Mobile number
• Email ID

• Deserted women certificate is required for getting preference in government employment
• This certificate is required to apply for the seats that come under the category of seats reserved for deserted woman in different courses enlisted by government as per quota.
• This certificate is required to avail different benefits offered by government for deserted woman.

• The candidate has to declare clearly that she is not in receipt of any financial assistance from any other department or agency.

NOTE : It is a punishable offence to try with fraudulent documents to get this certificate

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

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.