How to apply for Rural Area Certificate in Punjab
Rural Area Certificate
Rural area certificate has bunch of benefits when you belong to rural area and stay in rural area. Rural area certificate proves that an individual belongs to a particular rural area. Punjab government has announced special quota and privileges to rural area individuals. When you apply for education institutions, there may be a chance to avail special quota benefits from the government reserved for rural area candidates.
Documents Required
- Self Declaration Form
- Aadhaar Card
- Voter Card
- Driving License
- Birth Certificate
- School Certificate
- Passport copy
- Electricity Bill
- Landline Bill
- Verification Leaf
- Passport size Photographs
Apply for Rural Area Certificate in Punjab
As said earlier rural area certificate is helpful in many ways to avail benefits from the Punjab government. We have clearly explained step by step process to get rural area certificate in Punjab for easy understanding. The details are as follows
Step 1: Prepare all the above mentioned necessary documents before submitting the application. Set of 3 copies will be sufficient enough to apply for rural area certificate.
Step 2: Get all the documents certified and attested by the Municipal councilor or Sarpanch or Numberdar. These documents should be verified and certified along with the duly filled in application form.
Step 3: On the next stage, your circle Patwari will again verify all the submitted documents and prepare an application report and send it Tehsildhar.
Step 4: Meanwhile you will asked to visit the Seva Kendra in person for photo capture session. You have to pay the required fee to Seva Kendra to proceed with the application.
Step 5: Make the payment and receive the acknowledge receipt from the Seva Kendra and keep it safe for future reference.
Step 6: Concerned Tehsildhar will verify all the documents and application form along the report of circle Patwari. Tehsildhar approves it if all the given documents are clear and perfect.
Step 7: After approval of Tehsildhar, Rural Area Certificate can be collected from the Seva Kendra directly by the applicant.
Step 8: Normally processing time to get rural area certificate takes 7 days 15 working days.
Step 9: Mean while you can check the status of your application using the application number given in the acknowledgement receipt.
Step 10: Keep the Rural Area Certificate safe once you receive it from the Seva Kendra.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
- Do I have to any fee to process the rural area certificate application?
Yes, you have to pay nominal fee at Seva Kendra during photo capture.
- Is Aadhaar card mandatory to apply for rural area certificate?
As per government norms Aadhaar card is mandatory for applying rural area certificate.
- Who will certify all the documents to process the application?
Municipal councilor or Sarpanch or Numberdar, Circle Patwari and Tehsildhar will verify all the given documents before approving it.
- How do I check the status of my rural area certificate application?
You can check the status of your application using the application reference number given in the acknowledgement receipt.
- How do I know my location comes under rural area?
You can find the list of rural area in Punjab government official web portal.
Rural Area Certificate Application Form Details
Personal Data
- Salutation
- Citizen First Name
- Citizen Middle Name
- Citizen Last Name
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Father’s First Name
- Father’s Middle Name
- Father’s Last Name
- Mother’s First Name
- Mother’s Middle Name
- Mother’s Last Name
- Place of birth
- Marital Status
- Spouse Name
Permanent Address
- Is address out of state?
- State
- Region
- District
- Tehsil
- Block
- Village
- Pin code
- Street address or any other landmark
Current Address
- Address is same as permanent address?
- Address is out of state?
- State
- Region
- District
- Tehsil
- Block
- Village
- Pin code
- Street address or any other landmark
Contact Details
- Email ID
- Phone number
- Mobile Number
Details in Punjabi Language
Application Details
- Mode of delivery
- Citizen is living at the mentioned permanent address since how many years?
- Does previous DSN exist?
- Previous DSN details?
- Applicant’s relation with citizen
- Applicant’s Name
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