Arunachal Pradesh Income Certificate

Income certificate is an important document which certifies that the annual income of a person or family. In Arunachal Pradesh, the Deputy Commissioner is empowered to issue income certificate to the residents of Arunachal Pradesh. Income certificate can be used for availing various subsidies provided by Government of Arunachal Pradesh. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining the Arunachal Pradesh income certificate in detail.

Uses of Income Certificate

Important uses of income certificate are as follows:

Income certificate has to be produced to avail tax relaxation at the time of property/land purchase.
To avail fee concession in an education institution, income certificate is a mandatory document.
Income certificate may be requested at the time of admission in schools.
Income certificate is mandatory for securing seats in the quota reserved in an educational institution.
Income certificate is also needed to be furnished to get certain loans from the bank and financial organization in Arunachal Pradesh.
To receive the pension provided by the Government, income certificate has to be submitted.
Income certificate requires to avail certain subsidies and schemes introduced by the Government.

Calculating Income for Income Certificate

Before applying for income certificate, you need to calculate the annual income of a family, i.e. the income actually acquired by all family members. The income of family means that a sum of income from applicant, father, mother, spouse and unmarried family members. To calculate income, the income from the following sources also needs to be included.

Income from Property
Income from business
Income from labour
Income of NRI Member
Rental income
Salary of the all family member
Pension Amount

The following incomes are not to be included while calculating the total income of a family.

Surrender leave salary
Festival allowance
Terminal benefits
Income of widow daughter or sister
Family pension

Documents Required

For applying income certificate in Arunachal Pradesh attach the following documents:

Government employees need to submit salary statement for the last 12 months from Drawing and Disbursing Office (DDO)
Applicants from rural areas have to submit a certificate from Block Development Officer
APST Non-Government Employee (Persons having income from Horticulture, Agriculture and Veterinary Sources) need to submit a certificate from DAO, DHO, DVO.
In the case of non-APST Non-Government Employees need to submit Income Tax Return/Form 16
Proof of Address - Attested copy of Voter's ID card/ Adhaar Card/ LPC/ Land Allotment Passbook/ Ration Card/ LPG Card/ Driver’s License can be submitted.

Applicable Fee

Fee for applying Income Certificate in Arunachal Pradesh is Rs.25.

Applying through Jansuvidha Counter

To apply for income certificate through Jansuvidha counter of the Deputy Commissioner office in Arunachal Pradesh, follow the below procedure: Step 1: Applicant needs to visit Jansuvidha counter of the Deputy Commissioner office to apply for income certificate through offline mode. Step 2: Complete the application form, you need to provide information such as Name, annual income and purpose of obtaining the certificate, etc. Step 3: Submit the application along with all other required documents to Jansuvidha counter. Step 4: Pay the applicable fee for processing the certificate. The kiosk person will upload all documents online for getting approval from DC. Step 5: Get an acknowledgement receipt with the application number. Keep it safe for future reference. Step 6: On submission of application successfully, an SMS will be sent to the registered mobile number regarding the progress of the application. Also, check the status of the application online. (Explained Below) On approval of the application by DC, the applicant can collect digitally signed income certificate by providing application/ reference number to Jansuvidha counter.