Instructions for the issuance of Income Certificates by theRevenue Department

Instructions for the issuance of Income Certificates by the
Revenue Department: The Government have issued instructions time to time
outlining instructions for the issuance of Income Certificates by the
Revenue Department to ascertain the Below Poverty Line (BPL)
status of applicants for purposes such as school admissions,
scholarships, welfare schemes, fee exemptions, etc.

G . O . Ms . N O . 484 Dated : 10.10.2023
Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.186, Revenue (Ser.II) Dept, dated 26.05.2015
2. G.O.Ms.No.229, Revenue (Ser.II) Dept, dated.23.06.2017
3. Minutes of the meeting on income certificates held on 10.05.2022
   4.Proposals of the CCLA, A.P., Guntur received through their office E-file
   computer no.2132883.

ORDER:
The Government have issued instructions time to time
outlining instructions for the issuance of Income Certificates by the
Revenue Department to ascertain the Below Poverty Line (BPL)
status of applicants for purposes such as school admissions,
scholarships, welfare schemes, fee exemptions, etc.

2. An analysis of over 75 lakh Income Certificates issued in the
   past two years reveals that they were primarily issued for four
   purposes: admission to Educat:ional Institutions, acquiring
   scholarships, accessing various benefits from welfare schemes, and
   obtaining exemptions from application fees when applying for state
   or central government positions. The majority of these certificates
   are related to educational activities.
3. In t:his context, it is widely acknowledged that assessing
   individual or family income can be exceptionally challenging and
   subjective, particularly in cases where there are no formal sources
   of income or where an accurate assessment relies on a multitude of
   data from different income sources. With the implementation of the
   Six~step validation Process through the Village and Ward
   Secretariats, the necessity for a separate certificate to
   independently verify an applicant’s income has become less relevant.
4. Given the aforementioned considerations, a meeting was
   convened with all relevant departments and their respective Heads
   to address the issues pertaining to the issuance of Income
   Certificates and to propose appropriate measures to the
   government. Specific recommendations were put forth during this
   meeting, as mentioned in the reference 3rd read above.
5. Consequently, following a thorough examination of the
   measures proposed in the meeting and in cont:inuation of the
   directives outlined in the reference 2nd read above, the following
   orders are hereby issued:
   a) The Revenue Department will provide Income certificate to
   all school students in Class X and XII in case they are not
   issued.
   b) All Welfare departments of the state government like Social
   Welfare Department, Department for WCDA &SC, BC Welfare,
   Tribal Welfare, Minority Welfare departments etc will no
   longer require an Income Certificate for administration if any
   of their schemes with immediate effect.
   The Income Certificate will be replaced with a Six-step
   validation Process, which is already in use. These institutions
   will collect applications with beneficiaries’ Aadhaar Numbers,
   compile the application data, and send it to the GSWS
   Department for the Six-step Validation Process. The GSWS
   Department will complete the validation process and provide
   the eligibility list to the institutions within one day. If any
   cases have failed in the six-step validation, such list will be
   sent to the Revenue Department by the user Department for
   confirmation of income and the Revenue Department in turn
   send the income status of each one in the list: to the user
   department within a period of three working days. Basing on
   the same, user Department shall take necessary action.
   c) For scholarships of all kinds, the existing process of the
   Six-step Validat:ion will continue. No department will ask for a
   separate Income Certificate. The Six-step Validation will occur
   right after the admission test and before counselling or the
   conclusion of the admission prgcess to determine which
   students do not need to pay fees.
6. d) For post-matriculation scholarship applicants, Income
7. Certificates will not be needed, and the Six-step Validation will
8. be used to confirm eligibility.
9. e) The GSWS Department .will integrate the Six-step
10. Validation as a nearly real-time service into its citizen services
11. and welfare scheme application processing software. This will
12. enable immediate certification of eligibility for requirements
13. like exam or job application fee exemptions.
14. f) However, for specific cases like EWS Certification for State
15. and Central Government jobs, other Central Government-
16. related needs, and the Jaganana Videshi Vidya Deewana
17. Scheme, the present procedure of issuing Income Certificates
18. as mentioned in the reference 2nd read above will continue.
19. g) The GSWS Department will adjust their software
20. applications to capture the specific Category of Use (such as
21. EWS Certification for State or Central Government Jobs) for
22. which the Income Certificate is.`being issued. The GSWS
23. Department will also ensure that an Income Certificate is only
24. issued when the Category of Use is clearly indicated in the
25. application form. The Revenue Department will update the
26. application form to include this category of Use requirement.
27. h) If there arises a disagreement or uncertainty regarding the
28. Six-step Validation process, the individuals involved can seek
29. resolution by being directed to the GSWS Department.
30. In case of any new requirements or exceptions, the
31. Department concerned shall take the concurrence of the Revenue
32. (Lands) Department.
33. In all other respects, the process and conditions as outlined
    in the reference 2nd read above shall rerriain applicable.
34. All the Heads of Departments, Institutions, Societies,
    Corporations and other stakeholder organizations shall ensure that
    t:he above instructions are scrupulously followed in letter and spirit.
35. The Special Chief Secretary & Chief Commissioner of Land
    Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri, Guntur shall
    communicate this order to all the District Collectors and Tahsildars
    in the State for wide publicity.

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