Mizoram Income Certificate

Income certificate is one of the important legal document which certifies the annual income of a person or a family. In Mizoram, the District Magistrate is empowered to issue income certificate to the residents of Mizoram. Income certificate can be used for availing various subsidies provided by the Government of Mizoram. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining Mizoram income certificate in detail.

Benefits of Income Certificate

Benefits of obtaining income certificate are described in detail below.

• Income certificate needs to be furnished to avail tax relaxation at the time of land/property purchase.
• To get a fee concession in an education institution, income certificate is one of the important documents.
• Income certificate may be submitted at the time of admission in an educational institution.
• Income certificate also needed for securing seats in the quota reserved in an educational institution.
• This certificate has to be furnished to avail certain loans from the bank and financial organization in Mizoram.
• For receiving the Governments pensions, income certificate has to be produced.
• Income certificate needs to be submitted to obtain certain subsidies and schemes introduced by the Mizoram Government.

Calculating Income for Income Certificate

Before submitting a request for income certificate, the applicant has to calculate the annual income of a family that is the income actually obtained by all family members. The income of a family means that a sum of income from applicant, spouse, father, mother and unmarried family members. To calculate the annual income of a family, incorporate the income from below given sources.

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

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

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

Documents Required

To apply for income certificate in Mizoram, submit the following documents along with the application form: 

• Government employees need to submit the Last Pay Certificate from Drawing and Disbursing Office (DDO) or Head of Department
• VCP Recommend Letter
• Applicants from rural areas have to submit a certificate from Block Development Officer
• Proof of Address – Attested copy of Voter’s ID card/ Aadhaar Card/ LPC/ Land Allotment Passbook/ Ration Card/ EPIC Card/ Driver’s License.
• Land Tax Receipt
• Basic Tax Payment Receipt

Processing Time

Time Frame to issue the Mizoram income certificate is 2 to 3 days from the date of application.

Applicable Fee

Fee for applying Mizoram income certificate is in below tabular column:

e-District Service Charges

CSC Service Charges

Applying Income Certificate through CSC

Guidelines for applying income certificate through CSC centre in Mizoram are below.

Step 1: Applicant needs to visit CSC centre to apply for income certificate through offline mode.

Step 2: Complete the application form by providing information such as name, the annual income of the family and the purpose of obtaining the income certificate, etc.

Herewith we have attached application form for applying Income Certificate.

Step 3: Apply along with all other supporting documents to the CSC service operator.

Step 4: Pay the applicable fee for processing the income certificate. CSC service person will upload all required documents online for getting approval from DM.

Step 5: Obtain an acknowledgement receipt with the application number. Keep it safe for future reference.

Step 6: Once the application for income certificate has submitted successfully, an SMS will be sent to the registered mobile number regarding the progress of the application. Also, the applicant can check the status of the application online. (Explained Below)

Once the application for income certificate has been approved, and the certificate is issued by the District Magistrate. Revisit CSC centre and provide application number/reference number. Collect the digitally signed income certificate from CSC.

Applying Income Certificate Online through Mizoram e-District

To apply for income certificate through online Mizoram (e-District) portal, follow the guidelines given below:

Note: Before applying through e-District keep scanned copies of all supporting documents.

Step 1:  Access home page of Mizoram e-District portal.

Step 2: Log in to the e-District portal using username and password for availing certificate services.

User registration

Step 3:  In the case of the new user, register yourself under this application by clicking on the ‘New user Register registration’ option. Provide details such as Address, Mobile Number, Email ID etc.

Step 4: After registration, an activation link will be sent to the registered email ID.

Step 5: After activation login to the portal, select Income certificate from the services menu.

Application Detail Section

Step 6: Select the Certificate type as Income certificate and then select the certificate purpose.

Step 7: Provide all details mentioned below in the application form.

• Name
• Name of Father/Mother
• Occupation
• Village
• Circle
• For whom the certificate is required
• Total number of family members
• Annual income as per document from HOD/DDO
• Total annual income (Land and other sources)
• SC/ST
• Purpose of obtaining

Step 8: By clicking on the save button, the applicant will be redirected to the document uploading section.

Upload Documents

Step 9: Upload all supporting documents as described above.

Step 10: On uploading the documents successfully, the applicant can remit the application fee. Check entered details such as certificate type, registration number and all other information.

Payment and Receipt Generation

Step 11:  After uploading the documents, the fee for income certificate will be shown on the screen, i.e., Rs.20

Step 12: Any of the following modes can pay the fee.

• Net banking
• Debit card payment
• Credit Card Payment

Step 13: Once the fee has been paid, the applicant will be redirected to the acknowledgement receipt page. The receipt will contain the application number. Keep it safe for future purpose.

E-District will send an automatic SMS notifying the applicant about the successful submission with the application number.

Step 14: The application will be forwarded to the District Magistrate of the concerned line department. The relevant authority will issue the certificate after verification. An SMS will be sent to registered mobile about the progress of the application.

Status of Application

The applicant can track application status online by visiting the e-District main page. Select ‘Application status’ option.

In the next page, provide application number. By clicking on search, the application will be displayed.

Certificate verification

On accepting the request for income certificate, the applicant will receive an SMS to the registered mobile number as the application has been approved. Verify the Income certificate through Mizoram e-District portal by clicking on the certificate verification option.

Enter the following details.

• Certificate Registration No/ Pass Number
• Applicant’s Name
• Father’s Name
• Applicant’s Date of Birth

Click on search to verify the details of income certificate.  In case any mistake found, contact CSC centre for making correction caste certificate or if applying through e-District portal login to the portal sends a request for modification.

Download Income Certificate

After verification, if District Magistrates approves the request for Income certificate, Mizoram income certificate can be downloaded online via e-District. Login to the portal again and get digitally signed Income certificate.