Caste certificate is a legal document. It states the ethnic group a person belongs to India. It is used in the reservation system that allows backward sections of people. It provides them an advantage in education and employment. It is focused for persons from scheduled caste .Our government indeed augurs for promotion of scheduled caste and Tribes and is often encouraged through providing specific opportunities. It helps them grow in the same manner as general citizens.
Caste certificates mainly given to the SC,ST,OBC,OEC1,OEC 2,SEBC Categories. Ews is in the general category.
We can use the e district portal to get government services easily through common service centres. It helps backend computerization to enable delivery of services, ensures transparency. The village officer issues the certificate after the verification of evidence produced and enquiry.
Benefits
- Used for getting scholarships
- Used for getting government schemes.
- Used for getting government subsidies.
- Used for getting quotas in educational institutions.
- Used for getting reservations in government services.
Documents
- Application form
- SC,ST,OBC caste proof
- Income certificate
- Age proof
- Address proof
- Adhar card
- Mobile number
- Email ID
You will get a caste certificate within 5 days. The validity of caste certificate is 3 years. Application through an akshaya centre, the fees is Rs 18 (akshaya service charge )+ Rs 7 (government service charge)+Rs 3 per page for scanning .In online application mRs 15 is payment.
If you are applying through akshaya center,submit an application for a caste certificate with application fees.you will get an application number. You will get an SMS regarding the progress of the application.
How to apply online
- Visit the official website of e district kerala.
- Click New portal user registration.
- Enter name, date of birth,place, district,mobile number,address,dhar number.
- Select login name and password.
- Enter captcha .
- Select password recovery question and answer .
- Enter sensitive characters.
- Click on validate and register.
- You can login into the portal using username and password.
- You should have to do one time registration.
One time registration
- Visit the official website of e district portal.
- Click the one time registration option.
- Enter all details like name,date of birth, address,fathers name,religion,caste of father,mother name,religion of mother,personal details such as phone number, ration card number, driving licence number, passport number, adhar number, etc.
- Click on check the duplicate button.
- You can see if you are already registered through akshaya centers. After checking the duplicate ,submit the application.
- Click the submit button.
- Select edit registration option .
- Click applicant registration.
- Click the submit button.
- Click the apply certificate option.
Apply caste certificate online
It has mainly 3 stage processes.They fill in application details, upload the documents, and make payment.
- Visit official website of e district portal
- Click apply for certificate option.
- Enter e district registration number.
- Select certificate type and purpose.
- Enter religion category caste.
- Enter applicant name.
- Click the save button.
- Upload the documents like adhar card,ration card,school certificate, caste certificate of relative.
- You can make required payments. Enter registration number, certificate type and total amount of payment.
- You can pay through debit card payment, credit card payment, etc.
- You will get a receipt . You can take print out of the receipt.
How to track the application status
- You can track the status
- Login to the e district portal
- Click on transaction history
- Choose from date and to date option.
- Click the go option.
- Click on view status
How to download option
- If your application is approved, you will get an SMS.
- After getting the certificate issued message option, you can download and take print out of the caste certificate.
- Click on the download option.
How to apply offline caste certificate
- Visit the village officer or nearest akshaya centers
- Fill the caste certificate application form
- Submit the application with supporting documents.
- Tahsildar issued the caste certificate.
- It will be issued within 7 days.