Caste Certificate in Andhra Pradesh

Caste Certificate in Andhra Pradesh - How to apply, Benefits and Eligibility Criteria: Caste certificate in Andhra Pradesh is a document that is required to obtain some facilities offered by the state and central governments. Given below is the procedure to obtain a caste certificate in Andhra Pradesh state. In Andhra Pradesh, there are many government social welfare schemes targeted at specific caste. A caste certificate is one of the documents that should be submitted when applying for these schemes. Students also need this document to avail reservations and get scholarships in educational institutions.

Introduction

Governments launch many welfare programs for backward class people to help them develop. This helps in bringing equality among citizens. To verify the social status of the applicants, governments ask them to submit the caste certificate. In Andhra Pradesh, caste certificate can be obtained through online and offline mode.

Benefits of Having Caste Certificate

Caste certificates help the people to avail benefits offered by the government as well as their own community associations. AP certificate is usually issued by the Mandal offices in respective areas. Below are the benefits of having a caste certificate.

Caste certificate is needed for applying for scholarships.
Educational institutions also require a caste certificate of the student to give admission based on reservations.
Upper age relaxation in some jobs is given based on this certificate.
To get educational, housing loans from government and non-government schemes.

Eligibility Criteria for Caste Certificate

For applying to the Andhra Pradesh caste certificate, the following conditions have to be met.

Applicant must be a resident of Andhra Pradesh state.
Any person who belongs to scheduled castes, backward classes etc can apply for a caste certificate.
Forward caste applicants need to submit a certificate of proof from their community associations.

Documents Required for Caste Certificate

An application Form
Copy of Ration Card / Copy of Voter Card / Name in the Voter List (one of them)
A report regarding caste Patwari / Sarpanch
Income report
Aadhaar Card
Residence Proof
Caste / religion report
School leaving certificate/ transfer certificate
In the case of Women caste certificate before marriage
Passport Size Photograph

How to apply Caste Certificate in Andhra Pradesh State

Caste certificate in Andhra Pradesh can be obtained offline by filling out the application available at the MeeSeva centre. The caste certificate application form can be downloaded from the official website of Andhra Pradesh MeeSeva.

Fill in the application by providing the name, parent’s name, date of birth, address, details of the community, aadhar number etc. Copies of ration card, income proof, aadhar card, residence proof, caste report, TC, photographs etc are the documents that need to be attached to the application form. Check the filled in the application carefully and then submit it to the concerned authority. The application will be verified by the concerned department and then the caste certificate will be issued by the authority. The processing time for a caste certificate is approximately 15 days.

SNO	Caste Certificate	Application Forms
1	OBC Certificate	Link
2	SC/BC Certificate	Link
3	ST Certificate	Link

Registration status can be tracked online on the MeeSeva website by entering the transaction id or application number. A caste certificate can be downloaded from the web portal or it can be collected from the concerned office.