Income Certificate is considered a government document, which is created by the government itself. While the process of applying in many schemes has been made online by the government, we can also apply online in many schemes in our state of Gujarat.
Most of the scheme forms in Gujarat are now online, similarly the people of Gujarat no longer need to rush to the taluka level or district level offices to get the Income Certificate, because through Digital Gujarat now the Income Certificate is available. Online application can be made. That means now you can apply online from your mobile or computer right from the comfort of your home to get income certificate. Here we will get detailed information about where documents are required to get income certificate and how to apply online.
List of documents required to be attached with the online application of Income Certificate:
(A) LIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PROOF OF RESIDENCE (Evidence of any one of the following proofs) :-
Ration card
A true copy of Lightbill
True copy of telephone bill
Water Bill (should not be more than 3 months old)
True copy of Election Identity Card
True copy of passport
Bank Passbook/ Cancel Cheque
Post Office Account Statement/ Passbook
Driving license
Government photo ID
(B) List of documents required for proof of identity (any one of the following proofs) :-
True copy of passport
Driving license
True copy of PAN card
True copy of Election Identity Card
Government photo ID
(C) List of documents required for proof of income (any one of the following proofs) :-
Income Pattern of Talati Cum Minister (Rural Area)
Income Pattern of Municipalities (Urban Area)
Salary Certificate (Employee under Govt/ Semi Govt/ Public Enterprise)
Salary slip/Form.No.16/ Access to last three years return filing
Income tax return or balance sheet if doing business
(D) List of documents required to be attached with the application :-
Ration card
A true copy of Lightbill
True copy of telephone bill
Affidavit of Income
How to apply online to get Income Certificate?
People of Gujarat have to follow the below steps to apply online for income certificate.
(A) Creating a new account in Digital Gujarat website :-
To apply online for Income Form first visit the official website of Digital Gujarat https://www.digitalgujarat.gov.in/.
After opening the official website of Digital Gujarat, if your account is not registered in the website of Digital Gujarat, first of all you have to click on the “Register” button.
In the new page, the applicant has to select Gujarati language. After selecting the Gujarati language, you have to enter the mobile number, e-mail ID and create a password to register online. After confirming the password and entering the captcha code, click on the “Save” button.
After clicking on the “Save” button, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the mobile number of the applicant, enter that OTP and click on “Confirm”. The OTP will be verified, so the applicant will be successfully registered (created an account) in the Digital Gujarat website.
(B) Updating profile after creating new account :-
After creating the account the applicant has to login, after logging in the applicant will see a screen, where the applicant has to click on “My Profile”.
In “My Profile” the applicant has to show all his/her details. For example, after entering the profile photo, election card number, ration card, your and father’s full name, gender, date of birth, current address and permanent address, enter the Captcha Code and “update profile”.
Once you click on the “Profile Update” button, OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the registered mobile number of the applicant. After entering that OTP, the applicant’s profile will be updated.
(C) Apply for income instance after profile update :-
After the profile is updated, the applicant has to click on the “New Service Request” button that appears on the screen. There the applicant will find many options. If the applicant is residing in an urban area, the first button is to be clicked and if the applicant is residing in a rural area (Panchayat), the second button is to be clicked.
After selecting the application language Gujarati, click on the button of “Get Service” given at the bottom of the page.
After this, personal information and residence information will be automatically filled based on the information in the applicant’s profile. After that the applicant has to click on the “Proceed” button.
After this you have to fill the applicant’s details like occupation, family information and family annual income and click on “Proceed” button.
The next step is to upload the required documents and click on the “Submit” button.
After that the applicant has to take a printout of the application and the applicant has to pay the application fee of Rs. 20 has to be filled online, in which the applicant can make online payment through internet banking or ATM/ Debit Card or Credit Card.
What to do after the application is printed?
After submitting the application, take a printout of the application and go to your nearest Taluka/District Janseva Kendra and get the application verified with documentary evidence. The applicant will get the official income certificate from the Taluka/District Janseva Kendra.
If there are any corrections or incomplete details in the applicant’s application and the application is returned, the application details can be corrected and submitted within 37 days. If not submitted within 37 days, the application will be disposed (closed) by that office.
