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From : Anil Gandhi

Documents Required for Caste Certificate: Maharashtra

Certificate will be issued normally within 15 days after submission of documents.

All documents should be attested.

No. Document Qty Req. / Optional Type

01 Application duly signed by the Applicant 1 Required Original

02 Rs. 5 Court Fee Stamp 1 Required

03 Bonafide Certificate/School Leaving Certificate of Candidate. 1 Required Original

04 School leaving Certificate of Parent or Guardian -(e.g. Father, Uncle, Brother, Grand Father, Father's Sister, Cousin Brother, Cousin Uncle, Cousin Grandfather or Great Grandfather) or Village Form No. 14 1 Required Xerox(Attested)

05 Residence Proof (Ration Card /Rent / Maintenance Receipt / Landline Telephone Bill / Electricity Bill) 1 Required Xerox(Attested)

06 Affidavit in Prescribed Format

a) All submitted documents with their details should be mentioned in Affidavit.

b) Any mistake in Name/Surname should be mentioned in detail with reasons in Affidavit.

c) If Caste proof is of Grand Father/Great Grand Father/Cousin Uncle/Cousin Brother/Cousin Grand Father, etc. then Family Tree should be mentioned in Affidavit. 1 Required Original

07 Caste Certificate of Parents i.e. Father/Grandfather/Aunty (Father's Sister)/Uncle (Blood Relation). Please Note that the Caste Certificate should have been issued by Competent Authority or Caste Validity Certificate issued by Caste Scrutiny Committee/ Village No.14, Service Book relevant page extract copy where caste is mentioned. 1 Required Xerox(Attested)

08 Residential proof for SC-
10-08-1950, for VJ/NT-21-11-1961 & for OBC & SBC- 21-10-1967 1 Required Xerox(Attested)

09 Community Certificate (Samaj Certificate) 1 Required Xerox(Attested)

10 Government Gazette Copy required if there is a change in name. 1 Optional Xerox(Attested)

11 For Married Women, Government Gazette, Change Name Copy or Marriage Certificate is required.
1 Optional Xerox(Attested)