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Eligibility Criteria for Maharashtra Non-Creamy Layer Certificate

To acquire the Non-Creamy Layer Certificate in the state of Maharashtra, the following conditions of eligibility should be satisfied.

The applicant should be a citizen of India.

The applicant should be a permanent resident of Maharashtra.

The applicant must belong to the said community/ class to be eligible.

The applicant must be an ordinary resident at the address currently residing

The annual income of the applicant’s parents (in case of a minor) or the yearly income of the applicant’s family should not exceed Rs.8 Lakhs including the income from other sources (Land, property, business).

The agricultural income is not included under consideration.

The applicant should comply with other criteria of non-creamy layer mentioned below.

Documents Required for Maharashtra Non-Creamy Layer Certificate

The list of documents to be attached with the application form is given below.

Mandatory Documents

Identity Proof- Voter ID card/ Passport/ Aadhar Card

Address proof- Electricity Bill/ Water Bill

Proof of caste for self – School leaving certificate mentioning caste / Bonafide certificate (mentioning caste) issued by school / self-attested Xerox of caste certificate / If uneducated birth registration extract / Caste and residence certificate issued by Sarpanch/Local Police/Corporator

Income proof – Income tax return for last 3 financial years, if the applicant is salaried or self-employed or businessman /Affidavit mentioning income for last 3 years / Income certificate from Tahsildar for 3 years, if the applicant is farmer or labourer

Affidavit for caste

Additional Documents to be Furnished

Property tax receipt

If proof of father’s caste is unavailable, a relative’s caste certificate and genealogical affidavit with details of relation to the relative

Caste certificate of applicant’s father issued by the competent authority in that state/district if the applicant has migrated from another district / state.

In case of married women,

Proof of caste before marriage, as prescribed in point no. 3

Proof of marriage – marriage registration certificate and name change notification in Gazette

If the applicant is Muslim (either of the following documents may be submitted)

An Investigation report of Tehsildar if his/her father’s caste certificate is not available

aste certificate issued by registered Muslim Societies

Proof of caste of a relative- Grandfather/Father/Brother/Sister/Uncle/Aunt or any other blood relation

School leaving certificate

Birth/death extract

If in Government service, extract of the first page of service book

Document certifying caste issued by the department of social justice

Competent Authority

The Revenue Department is responsible for the issuance of Non-Creamy Layer Certificate (OBC Certificate) in Maharashtra. Concerned Tehsildar of the applicant’s district processes the application. The Sub-Divisional Officer is the authorised official for the approval or the rejection of the application for non-creamy layer certificate in Maharashtra. Additional Collector is the First Appellate Officer and Collector is the Second Appellate Officer.

Service Charge

In Maharashtra, the service charge for the issuance of Non-Creamy layer certificate falls within Rs. 50.

Processing Time

The certificate will be processed and issued within the time limit of 21 days from the date of application.

Validity

Non-Creamy Layer certificate does not have a fixed validity period. Currently, the certificate issued by the authority has the validity of 3 years from the date of issuance.

Advocate Pankaj Bajaj LawRato