How to get Income Certificate in Kerala ?

Income certificate is an official statement provided to the citizen by the state government confirming his/her annual income. The certificate contains the details of annual Income of a person/family from all kind of resources. 

Documents Required for Income Certificate in Kerala

• Application in prescribed format with court fee stamp of Rs.5

• Ration Card

• Electoral ID Card/Photo ID Card

• Salary Certificate (only Basic Pay including special pay and deputation pay calculated), if any

• Declaration of Family Income for HUF

• For Self Employed, Profit and Loss Account.

• Building rent details (excluding yearly maintenance)

• Income tax returns, if any

• Pension payment order, if applicable.(Only Pension is accountable.)

• Agricultural Income

• In case of NRI’s, affidavit of applicant.

• In case of students, affidavit of parents/guardian.

Edistrict Registration

Kerala E-District portal intends to provide Government services to citizens through Common Service Centers(CSC) which are easily accessible. Services from different departments are brought under one umbrella at any CSC. Some of the services are also made available through online portal. 

Income Certificate in Kerala can be applied online from Edistrict portal. For this, you need to register in Edistrict portal.

Follow the below steps to register in Edistrict portal.

• Visit Kerala E-District portal.

• Click on Portal User.

• Click on "New Portal User Creation".

• Enter the required details about yourself including your Mobile Number and Aadhaar number.

• Enter login name and password along with Password recovery question and answer.

• Enter the captcha and Click on "I agree".

• Click on Validate and then on Register. Now you can login in to e-district portal.

One Time Registration

One time Registration is pre-requisite for applying for certificate from e-district portal. Follow the below steps to complete One Time Registration.

• Login to Kerala E-District portal.

• Click on "One Time Registration" button.

• Enter the details about the person for whom service is sought such as applicant's present address, permanent address etc.

• Once you have entered all the required details, click on "Check Duplicate" button.This will find out if you have already registered through Akshaya centres or so and enable you to pick the details.

• After successful duplicate check, the "Submit" button will be enabled. Click the "Submit" button to register.

• The registered details can be edited later by clicking ‘Edit Registration’. 

Apply Online for Income Certificate in Kerala

Follow the below steps to apply online for Income Certificate in Kerala.

• Login to Kerala E-District portal.

• Click on "Apply for a Certificate".

• Choose the Edistrict Register No. of person for whom the application is required.

• Select the Certificate type as "Income"

• Select the purpose of certificate and other relevant details.

• Click on Save.

• Upload the supporting documents. Only PDF files can be attached. Maximum size of PDF is 100KB per page.

• Make the required payment.

• Once payment is made, the applicant will be redirected to the receipt page. Take print out of this receipt and application for future purpose.

Track Status of Income Certificate in Kerala

Follow the below steps to track the status of your Income Certificate in Kerala.

• Login to Kerala E-District portal.

• Click on Transaction History.

• Choose "From Date" and "To Date". Click on "Go".

• Now you can see the list all your requests.

• Click on View Status.

Download Income Certificate in Kerala

If your application is approved, you will get an SMS informing that your income certificate is issued. Follow the below steps to download the Income Certificate in Kerala. 

• Login to Kerala E-District portal.

• Click on Transaction History

• Choose "From Date" and "To Date". Click on "Go"

• Now you can see the list all your requests.

• Click on View Status.

• Status will be displayed as "Approved".

• Click on "Print" next to it to download the Income Certificate.

Apply Offline for Income Certificate in Kerala

• Visit the Village Office or the nearest Akshaya Centre in your area.

• Fill the Income Certificate Application Form.

• Submit the Application along with the supporting documents.

Issuing Authority

• Tahsildar issues the Income Certificate in Kerala.

Time Required for Income Certificate in Kerala

• Income certificate in Kerala will be issued 6 days from the date of application.

Charges for Income Certificate in Kerala

If you are obtaining the service from Akshaya Centre, your charges will be

• Genaral Category- Rs 25 + Rs 3(Printing/Scanning) /page

• Priority ration card- Rs 20 + Rs 3(Printing/Scanning) /page

• SC/ST Category- Rs 10 + Rs 3(Printing/Scanning) /page

Kerala Income Certificate Validity

• Income certificate in Kerala will be valid for 1 year.

Kerala Income Certificate Application Forms

Income Certificate Application Form - Malayalam