The required certificates to be obtained from concerned Authorities
The guidance titled The required certificates to be obtained from concerned Authorities lists the certificates an applicant must upload or obtain for a Tamil Nadu housing application, and names the authorities that can issue them. It covers age, nativity, income, community, journalist status and reservation proof, and it also states a nativity certificate exemption for Defence Service personnel endorsed by the Defence department under G.O.Ms.No.1624, dated 30.10.1987.
What this guidance covers
The guidance titled The required certificates to be obtained from concerned Authorities explains which supporting certificates a housing applicant must submit and which authority can issue each one. It is practical document guidance for applicants who need to prove age, nativity, income, community status, journalist status or reservation eligibility.
Who it affects
The guidance applies to people making a housing application where these certificates are required. It is especially relevant for:
- salaried employees in Government, Quasi Government, public undertakings, private institutions and companies
- other applicants who need income proof from revenue or government officers
- Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Dobbies and Barbers applicants claiming community based eligibility
- working journalists claiming that category
- applicants claiming any reservation benefit
- Defence Service personnel claiming nativity exemption
Certificates and issuing authorities
The guidance says applicants should obtain or upload the following:
- Age certificate, by uploading age proof such as a birth certificate from Local Bodies, the respective Tahsildar, Sub-Registrar, Registrar of Birth and Death, or a school leaving certificate or school transfer certificate issued by the educational institution.
- Age certificate for an uneducated person, from a Registered Medical Practitioner not below the rank of Assistant Civil Surgeon.
- Nativity certificate, in the usual form, from the Local Regular Tahsildar.
- Income certificate for monthly salaried persons, from the respective department or officers.
- Income certificate for others, from any officer not below the rank of Tahsildar of Revenue Department, or Class-A Officers in State or Central Government departments, or IT assessment returns in Form 16 attested by Chartered Accountants.
- Community certificate for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Dobbies and Barbers applicants, from the respective Revenue Divisional Officers.
- Journalist certificate, from the Department of Information and Public Relations, Chennai.
- Proof of certificate for reservation, if applicable, from the concerned authority.
Special points to note
The guidance says Defence Service personnel do not need to produce the usual nativity certificate if the Defence department endorses their declaration that they are native of Tamil Nadu. It cites G.O.Ms.No.1624, dated 30.10.1987.
The guidance also defines a working journalist and excludes people employed mainly in managerial or administrative roles, or supervisory roles performing mainly managerial functions. For the journalist certificate, it cites G.O. Ms. No. 703, Housing & Urban Development Department, dated 17.08.1981.
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Common questions
What can I use as age proof for this application?
The guidance allows a birth certificate from Local Bodies, the respective Tahsildar, Sub-Registrar, Registrar of Birth and Death, or a school leaving certificate or school transfer certificate issued by the educational institution. For an uneducated person, it allows an age certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner not below the rank of Assistant Civil Surgeon.
Who can issue the nativity certificate?
The guidance says the nativity certificate in the usual form should be obtained from the Local Regular Tahsildar. Defence Service personnel are exempt if the Defence department endorses their declaration that they are native of Tamil Nadu.
How do I prove income if I am salaried or self employed?
For monthly salaried persons employed in Government, Quasi Government, public undertakings, private institutions or companies, the income certificate should come from the respective department or officers. Others can obtain it from an officer not below the rank of Tahsildar of Revenue Department, or Class-A Officers in State or Central Government departments, or use IT assessment returns in Form 16 attested by Chartered Accountants.
I am applying under a journalist or reservation category. What proof is needed?
A working journalist should obtain a certificate from the Department of Information and Public Relations, Chennai. If you are claiming reservation, the guidance says you must obtain a certificate from the concerned authority to validate the reservation claim.
