Income Certificate

Maharashtra income certificate is an important document which proves the annual income of a person. The Revenue Department of Maharashtra State issues income certificate to persons who are residents of Maharashtra to avail the subsidies from the Government. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining an income certificate in Maharashtra.

Income certificate is useful for various purposes like obtaining admissions in schools, getting a loan for education, saving your income from income tax, as well as to get various other certificates like Aadhar card, ration card, domicile certificate, caste certificate, etc.

The government issues various types of certifications on submission of valid proofs. One such type of certification is the Income Certificate. It can be used to take benefit of those schemes where eligibility is determined based on the annual income of the person or his family.

An Income Certificate is a document issued by an authority under the State Government certifying the annual income of a person or his family from all sources. The actual authority that issues such a certificate varies from state to state. It is usually the Village Tahsildars that issue the certificate but many states and union territories also have District Magistrate / Collector, Revenue Circle Officers, Sub Divisional Magistrates or other District Authorities appointed for this purpose. In certain parts of the country, this certificate is also termed as ‘EWS certificate’ which stands for ‘Economically Weaker Section Certificate’.