Obtain Caste Certificate : Karnatak

What is a Caste Certificate and Why is it Needed?

A Caste Certificate is the proof of one's belonging to a particular caste, especially in case one belongs to any of the 'Scheduled Castes', as specified in the Indian Constitution. The Government felt that the Scheduled Castes and Tribes need special encouragement and opportunities to progress at the same pace as the rest of the citizenry. As a result, as part of the Indian system of Protective Discrimination, there exist certain special privileges granted to this category of citizens, such as reservation of seats in the Legislatures and in the Government Service, waiving off a part or the whole of the fees for admission to schools and colleges, quotas in educational institutions, relaxation of upper age limits for applying to certain jobs, etc. To be able to avail these privileges, a citizen belonging to a Scheduled Caste must be in possession of a valid Caste Certificate.

The Legal Framewor

The statutory lists of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, in pursuance of Articles 341 and 342 of the Indian Constitution, were notified for the first time under the Constitution (Schedule Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. These lists have been modified/amended/supplemented from time to time. On the reorganisation of the States, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes List (Modification) Order came into force from 29th October, 1956. Thereafter, a few other orders in respect of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes list in some individual States also came into force. Know more about the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (External website that opens in a new window).

What You Need to Do to Get a Caste Certificate?

The application forms are available either online or from the concerned local office in the City/Town/Village, which is usually the office of the SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) or of the Tehsil or Revenue Department. In case none of your family members have earlier been issued a Caste Certificate, a local enquiry is conducted before issuing the Certificate to you. Proof of residence in your State for a minimum specified period, an affidavit stating that you belong to a Scheduled Caste, and the specified court stamp fee are required at the time of application.

Where to apply for caste certificate in Bangalore?

If u are the resident of Banglore City, U can get the certificate in the local Tashildar/Mandal Revenue/ Revenue office.
The Caste, Nativity & DOB is an new format of certificate issuing by the Govt.

BangaloreOne centres now have another feather in their cap. Apart from taking bills and issuing travel tickets, certificates pertaining to caste, income, birth and death - among others -can also be issued by the e-Governance department through a new decision.

The department, in association with the Revenue department, announced the launch of 30 services of the Revenue Department from BangaloreOne on Monday.

Elaborating on the process, an official said that anybody can approach the designated centres with necessary documents. The BangaloreOne centre will electronically generate the application for the service and forward the application and the documents to the Nemmadi back office in the Revenue taluk office. The application will then be processed and field-verified.

The process is likely to take around 10 days. Once the certificate is digitally signed by the tahsildar, it will be available for print and delivery to the citizen at the centre. The citizen will be charged Rs15 for the application transaction. The services will initially be available at six centres on a pilot basis.

The validity of the certificates under RDS can be verified online at Website or at the taluk office designated by the Revenue Department.The list of services, which are now available under RDS, are: birth certificate, death certificate, census certificate, caste and income certificate, caste certificate for Category I, caste certificate for SC/ST, OBC certificate for jobs, residence certificate, income certificate, no tenancy certificate, widow certificate, life certificate, agriculture family member certificate, re-marriage certificate, landless certificate, surviving family member certificate, income certificate for compassionate appointment, unemployment certificate, no government job certificate, agriculturist certificate, small or marginal farmer certificate, agricultural labour certificate, non-creamy layer certificate, land holding certificate, bonafide certificate, solvency certificate, Indira Gandhi old age pension, physical handicap pension, destitute widow pension, national security scheme, Sandhya Suraksha Yojane and non-availability certificate.