• This certificate (Backward area / Reserved Category) is issued to certify, that an individual is a bonafide resident of an area (The areas that have been notified by the Govt. as a backward area).
• This certificate deals with the reservation in professional colleges, institutions, universities and direct recruitment in Govt. services
  

Apply In-Person

1. In order to obtain this certificate, applicant shall go to the respective Tehsil / Revenue / circle Office OR the respective office of “department of welfare for backward classes” as applicable to apply.
2. Link for contact details :link
3. Application form can be obtained from the office while applicant visits. OR Applicant shall write an application on a A4 paper.
4. Submit the completed application form along with required documents to the respective authority.
5. Authorities after checking the attached documents and details, will record in their registry and provide the applicant with record number for future reference.
6. This application will be processed internally.
7. If the applicant mentioned area comes under the areas notified under G.O for backward area category, then process for issuing the certificate will be initiated.
8. If required scrutiny of submitted details will be processed by applicable authority to submit the report.
9. Once all the above process are over and satisfactory, then Duly stamped, signed Certificate will be issued as per notified period to the applicant.
   

Note:

• The list of reserved category places will be available with the department authorities.

• Application form.
• Proof of residence
• Birth certificate
• Aadhaar card
• Relevant certificate as applicable
• Self declaration (as applicable)
• Father's caste certificate. (If not available then provide ‘no caste certificate’ on bond paper as advised)
• Caste validity certificate of relatives. ( if already caste certificate verified is available.)
• Mobile number
• Passport size photograph
• Please provide more details or documents as authorities quote for processing.
• Please bring original along with copy of documents at the time of applying.

Punjab Municipal Bhavan,
5th Floor, Plot No.3, DakshinMarg, Sector 35-A,
Chandigarh - 160022, Punjab, India.
Phone : +91- 0172 261 9158
e-mail : am.it.pmidc@punjab.gov.in
Contact Link:link

DEPARTMENT OF Social justice and Empowerment
Room No. 21,Floor-5th
Pb.CivilSectt,Chandigarh
Contact Link: link

• Residing in India for at least 182 days in the preceding 12 months
• Resident of reserved category (backward) area.
• Applicant must be an Indian citizen.
• Applicant must be residing in the state.

• Please pay as authorities quote while applying.
• For online, please pay as per prompt while processing (if applicable).

• Valid for the mentioned period on the certificate

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• 15 days
• If in case of any delay in issuance, applicant will get the certificate as per notified period.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

1. Name of the Applicant
2. Father/Husbands Name
3. Sex (M/F)
4. Residential Address
5. Details of Community Certificate of Parents
6. Date of application

• This certificate is an important certificate to avail certain benefits provided by Government for the socially backward communities in education and employment opportunities for their betterment.
• This certificate is required to claim the seats reserved for this category.
• This is valid for securing admission in all Educational Institutions and other professional institutions and also for employment.

• Applicant shall obtain the reserve category place list from the local revenue department.

NOTE : It is a punishable offense 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.

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