Compassionate Employment

• Who can apply?
  Either widow, widower, son, daughter, adopted son or adopted daughter of the deceased Govt. servant who died while in service. 
  In the case of unmarried exployee who dies in harness either father, mother, unmarriedsister, or unmarried brother.
  »No age limit in the case of appointment to widow/widower and appointment in the post of part-time contingent.   In all other cases upper age limit prescribed for direct recruitment shall apply                                                    
  »Income Limit-Should not exceed Rs. 3,00,000/-
• Whom to apply?
  In the office where the Govt. Servant last worked
• Where To Apply?
  In the office where the Govt. Servant last worked

• Documents required?
  Application I the form prescribed in G.O.(P) No. 12/99/P&ARD, Dated 24.05.99
  Service Certificate
  Copy of Death Certificate
  Copy of Legal Heir ship Certificate
  Copy of Testimonials to prove the age and educational qualifications
  Consent statements of Legal Heirs
  Physical Fitness Certificate
  Income Certificate
  Declaration of the applicant to accept employment subject to the final decision of the Hon €™ble High Court of Kerala in O.P. No. 17120/96.
• Fees-Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
• Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission 2 years from the date of death of Govt. servant-In the case of minor, 3 years after attaining majority
• Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority Concerned Administrative Department
• Exclusions    
  Special Conditions Subject to the final decision of Hon'ble High Court in OP No. 17120/96 in the case of appointment to the post of LDC/VA

Destitute Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Application prepared in white paper affixing a Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/- is submitted to the village officer

• Who can apply?
  To give pension to 'Keralites" ie. Persons residing within Kerala State for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceeding the date of application and who has lost her husband through death/divorce who has not remarried and is without any source of income or has only a nominal income below Rs.300/- per mensem and who has no relative of and above 20 years of age in the following categories viz.,father , mother,son. A woman is deemed to be awidow for the purpose of these rules if her husband has been missing for seven years.

• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer
  »The application in Form I shall be submitted in duplicate to the Executive Authority of Local Authority of the area   when the applicant has been residing continuously for not less than one year on the date of application

• Where to Apply Nil
• Documents required Nil
• Fees Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
• Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
• Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority The Committee of the local body shall be the pension sanctioning authority.   The Secretary of the local body will be issued pension sanctioned order
• Enquiry Nil
• Approval Procedure Nil
• Exclusions:
  The pension will not be sanctioned ot persons who resort to habitual begging, or admitted to poor home run by or with the aid of Governemnt or Local authority or in receipt of any pension or grant-in-aid underany other Welfare Scheme instituted by Central or State Government   of Local Authority or by any organisation run with the aid of Central or State Government or of a Local Authority
  Special Conditions The amount of pension sanctioned will be remitted by the Secretary of concerned local body tothepensioner by money order without deducating the commission. The pension is Rs. 110/- per mensem
• Appellate Authority The appeal shall lie to the District Collector, within 30 days.   The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of reciept of the appeal petition
  Grievance Redressal Nil

Domicile Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Application in the format affixing a Cout Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-   Specific application form available.

• Who can apply
  Resident of the village
• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer
• Where to apply?
  Village Office
• Documents required-Nil
• Fees-Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority
  For Certificates to be produced before State/Central Governments/ Defence Authorities, Tahsildar is authorized to issue Domicile Certificate on basis of the report from Village Officer
• Enquiry Nil
• Approval Procedure Nil
• Exclusions Nil
• Special Conditions Nil
• Appellate Authority Nil
• Grievance Redressal Nil

Explosive License

• How To Apply?
  Prescribed Form is available for filing application.  » The application for license for crackers below 50 Kgs. Will be got enquired through Tahsildar, Fire Department and Police.The license wil be issued based on the above said enquiry after realising a license fee of Rs.150/-.So far as storage of explosives more than 50 kg the NOC will be send to the Controller of Explosives,Chennai based on the enquiry report of the above said departments. NOC is to be obtained from them  » No prescribed form for filing appeal It should be filed, 30 days from the date of communication of the order.
• Whom to apply?
  District Collector
• Where to apply?
  Collectorate concerned
• Documents required
  1.The details of building in which storage is proposed.
  2.The details of ownership of the said premises.
  3. Location sketch of the said premises.
  4.Consent Statement from the real owner of the premises if the premises is not owned by
  the applicant(in stamp paper worth Rs.50/-)
  Appeal Petition duly afixed with Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 10/-, Original or attested copy of the order apealed against.
• Fees
  Fee for Explosive License is Rs.150/-
  No fee for appeal if the application is rejected.

• Mode of payment-Whom to pay
  Nil
• Mode of payment-Where to Pay
  Through Challan at Treasury
• Time Limit-For Submission
  No time limit
• Time Limit-For Issue
  Nil
• Approval Authority
  For crackers above 50Kgs
  . Chief Controller of Explosives, Chennai.
  For crackers upto 50Kgs
  . District Collector
• Enquiry
  Nil

• Approval Procedure
  For crackers below 50Kgs
  After satisfying that the licence will not be used for illegal purposes, the district Collector issues the licence. The distance between two shop should not be below 15 meters
  Procedure to be followed before disposing of the appeal petition
  On receipt of the appeal petition, a copy of the same is forwarded to the District Collector for obtaining the connected collectorate file and detailed report on the Appeal Petition. On verifying the report and records and after giving an opportunity to the appellant for being heard the Commissioner, Land Revenue pass final order

• Exclusions
  Nil

• Special Conditions
  Is there any provision for appeal against the order of the District Collector?
  No. The order of the appellate authority is final. It can be challenged only before the Hon. High Court of Kerala. Any person agrieved either on the issue of license or rejecting the request forstorage of explosive below 50 kg of explosive or agrieved against the grant or rejection of NOC for storage of more than 50 kgs by the District Collector may file appeal in writing with in 30 days on receipt of the order of the Collector.
• Appellate Authority
  Land Revenue Commissioner, Trivandrum
• Grievance Redressal
  Nil

Financial Assistance to widows (Daughters)  

• How To Apply?
  Application for the assistance in Form shall be submitted to the head of the local bodies concerned one month prior to the date fixed for marriage
  Note :(Financial Assistance is Rs. 5,000/-)
  The final assistance passed shall be paid by the head of the local bodies concerned
• Who can apply Widows - Towards marriage expenses of their daughters
  1Income of the applicant and family is below Rs. 10,000/-
  2 Widow €™s daughter should be completed 18 yrs of age
  3 Financial Assistance shall be granted for the first marriage only
  4 The applicant and family resides continuously not less than 3 years in Kerala

• Whom to apply?
  Application for the assistance in Form shall be submitted to the head of the local bodies concerned one month prior to the date fixed for marriage
• Where To Apply?
  Local body concerned(Village/Panchayat)
• Documents required?
  Certificate to prove the legitimization of applicant €™s marriage with her late husband
  Income Certificate
  Birth Certificate of the girl who is proposed to marry
  Death Certificate of the applicant €™s husband
• Fees No fees
  Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission
  One Month prior to the date fixed for marriage
• Time Limit-For Issue Nil

• Approval Authority?
  The Commitee of the local bodies concerned shall be sanctioning authority
• Enquiry Nil
• Approval Procedure Nil
• Exclusions Nil
• Special Conditions Nil
• Appellate Authority?
  The appeal shall be lie to the District Collector within 30 days.   The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the appeal petition
• Grievance Redressal Nil

Identification Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Application in white paper   affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs.5/-Prescribed application form is not available  
• Who can apply?
  Anyone
• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer
• Where To Apply?
  Village Office
• Documents required/
  Ration Card, Electoral Identity Card, and School Records, if available
• Fees Nil
  Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority- Village Officer
• Enquiry-Village Officer
• Approval Procedure-Nil
• Exclusions-Nil
• Special Conditions-Nil
• Appellate Authority-Nil
• Grievance Redressal- Nil

Income Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Prescribed form is available for Certificate for Determining family income-:                                        
  . Income of applicant
  . Parents/guardians
  . Unmarried brothers & sisters/Unmarried children living together
• Who can apply?
  Parents/guardians
  . Unmarried brothers & sisters/Unmarried children living together
• Whom to apply To concerned Village Officer. For special cases, the Certificate is from Tahasildar, application is given to the Taluk Tahasildar
• Where To Apply Village Office
• Documents required . Ration Card
  . Salary Certificate, if employed
  . Pension payment order
  . In case of     NRI, an affidavit   revealing the income details.   In this case, the affidavit is given by applicant and in the case of students the affidavit is given by parents/guardian
  . Income from landed property
• Fees
  A court fee stamp worth of Rs. 5/- to be affixed in the application form.   The applicants who belong to SC/ST is   exempted from affixing Court Fee Stamp
  Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue 7 days from the date of receipt of application
• Approval Authority-Village Officer/Thasildar
• Enquiry-Village Officer/Thasildar
• Approval Procedure-Nil
• Exclusions-The applicants who belong to SC/ST is   exempted from affixing Court Fee Stamp  
  Sources of income exempted for calculating family income- Income of the widowed daughters/sisters
  . Income from termination of service
  . Leave surrender
  . Festival allowance
  . Family pension
  .Pension for destitutes
  Special Conditions Income form salary, Income from pension
  Income from business, Income from abroad
  Income from daily wages, Income from landed property, Income from rented building

In the case of Salary Income, DA and HRA is not considered for calculating Family Income for fee concession to the students in Arts and Science Colleges.  

DA & HRA is not included for calculating income for seat reservation in Graduate/Post Graduate Courses in Provisional Colleges to the students who belongs to Economically and Socially Back Ward Class on the basis of Kumara Pilla Commission.   But for fee concession for this category, DA& HRA has to be included for calculating income

• Appellate Authority
  Thasildar in case of certificate issued by village officer
  RDO or deputy collector incase of certificate issued by Tahsildar
  revisional authority is district collector
  Grievance Redressal As above

Land Acquisition Certificate

• Who can apply?
  Under the land acquisition act, acquisition can be made for any public purpose defined under the act
• Whom to apply The Distrct Collector, or other officers specially authorised is empowered for this purpose under the LA act. 
   
  
• Time Limit-For Submission To file objection against the Land acquisition proceedings
  The interested parties can file objection within 30 days on receipt of the 4(a) notice to the land acquisition officer.   In case the land is acquired under urgency clause there is no provision to file objection against LA proceedings
• Time Limit - For issue The District Collector shall make award within a period of three years from the date of publication of 4(1) notification compensation will be disbursed after passing the award day onwards interested person in the acquired land is eligible for compensation From the date of 4(1) notification
• Enquiry    
  Approval Procedure Publication of 6(1) notification under the survey and boundaries act and publication of 4(1) notification under LA Act in two local dailies and in the Kerala Gazette, comprising the distrct Taluk, Village, Survey No, and approximate area of the land proposed for acquisition are the priliminary procedure of land acquisition
• Special Conditions
  The Distrct Collector, or other officers specially authorised is empowered for this purpose under the LA act.
  Yes, if the balance land left after LA proceedings remained useless t the owner for any purpose.
  Appellate Authority To file Objection with respect to inadequate compensation.
  Objection with respect to inadequate compensation shall be made before the concerned Land Acquisition Officer within six weeks of the eceipt of the notice from the Land Acquisition Officer under sec. 12 or within six months from the date of award which ever shall first expire
  

Land Assignment certificate

• How To Apply?
  Application in the prescribed form.
  Affix required court fee stamp in the application submitted to the Tahsildar.
• Who can apply   any one
• Whom to apply Submit to the Tahsildar.  
• Where To Apply Office of the Tahsildar (Taluk Office)
• Documents Required? No documents required
• Fees Panchayath - Land Value to be realised:
  I) Income Rs. 10000 or less.
         1. Dry land - Rs. 1000/- per acre
         2. Wet land - Rs. 1000/- per acre
         3. Grass lands - Rs. 200/- per acre
         4. Waste lands - Rs. 200/- per acre
  II) Persons belonging to SC/ST.
         1. No land value will be realised.
  IV) 6% interest per annum will be realised from the defaulters.
  Fees Municipal and Corporation - Land value to be realised:-
         1. If income up to 24,000/- per annum - Nil
         2. If income from   24,000-50,000 per annum - 1/5 the Market Value
         3. If income Above 50,000 - Full market value
         4. House site to SC/ST   who are occupying the land for more than five year - Land value to be remitted at concessional rate.
         5. Assigning land in excess of the limit - In muncipal area above 10 cents - full market rate and in Corporation above 5 cents, the full market rate.
         6. Assigning land for beneficial enjoyment of adjoining registered holdings - Market value to be remitted.
  Fees Municipal and Corporation Area: - Market value of the land
  Time Limit - For Issue Panchayat Area :-
  No Time limit
  Approval Authority Panchayath Area:-
    1. Tahsildar - For Residential purpose and cultivation purpose.
    2. R.D.O - For beneficial enjoyment of the land possessed by a person
    3. Government - For public purpose
  Municipal and Corporation Area :-
  The District Collector having jurisdiction over the area when land is assigned for house site or shop site in Municipal and Corporation area and Government in respect of assignment of lands to institutions.
  Enquiry Panchayat Area:-
  Tahsildar will conduct enquiries and sent report to District collector with the appoval of L.A. Committee
  Approval Procedure Panchayat Area:-
  I) SC/ST :- Out of the total extent of land available for assingnment 25% will be set apart
  II) Ex-servicemen :- Out of the total extent of land available for assingnment 10% will be set apart
  III) Others (Except SC/ST and Ex-servicemen) :- Persons Possessed the land prior to 1.8.71.
  IV) The following Types of Lands will not be assigned.
         1. Government land set apart for public purpose.
         2. Land vested with Panchayat
         3. Land adjacent to canal, river, pond etc.
  Municipal and Corporation Area :-
         1. House sites in municipality - Upto 10 cents
         2. House sites in Coporation - Upto 5 cents
  Special Conditions TABLE - Panchayath Area
  Panchayat   Area :-
  Limit if Annual income of family from sources other than   lands for assignment is Rs. 10,000/-
• Delay in remitting L.A. dues - Panchayath   Area:-
  Authority for condonation of delay
  Upto 3 Years :- District Collector
  Upto 5 Years :- Land Revenue Commissioner
  Above 5 Years :- Government

• Municipal and Corporation Area: -
  1. Land assigned on registry shall be heritable but not alienable for a period of 12 years
  2. The assignee shall mortgage the land to the Government, Co-operative Institutions or other Institutional Credit   Agencies for obtaining loans for effecting improvements to the land or for constructing and repairing buildings or for improvements of the business of the assignee
• Appellate Authority
  Appeal shall lie to the commissioner of Land Revenue against the order of District Collector and to Governemnt against orders of Commissioner of Land Revenue in respect of cases in muncipal and corporation area
  Appeal to be filed within 30 days of receipt of order.
  Appeal petition has to be afixed with Court fee Stamp.
  In Panchayat Area
  Appeal shall lie with the RDO against the order of the thasildar and to the commisionor of land revenue against the order of the RDO

Land Lease

• How to Apply? Application in a prescribed form
• Who can apply? Any one
• Whom to apply? District Collector/Tahsildar
• Where To Apply? District Collectorate/taluk office
• Documents required- No documents required
• Fees -Revised GO
• Time Limit-For Submission renewed once in three years
• Approval Authority TABLE
• Enquiry Tahsildar
  Approval Procedure Government lands will be leased out as per Kerala Land Assignment Rules, 1964.
  Lands which are not immediately required for public purpose are leased out without auction for (a) Agricultural purposes
  (b) Beneficial enjoyment
  (c) Any scheme approved   by Government
  (d) Agricultural purposes of co-operative societies
  (e) Putting up pandals, sheds for conferences, fares, festivals, marriages, cinema, circus, drama and exhibitions
  (f) Lease for retting of coconut husks, stockings of materials, use as play grounds, putting shops, construction of petrol Banks etc.
• Special Conditions
  I) Non-renewal of lease: -
         1. The land will be resumed after the expiry of lease period if the application for renewal is not filed.
  II) Cancellation/termination of Lease: -
         1. Lease would be cancelled in case of violation of lease agreement.
         2. The sanctioning authority is competent to terminate the lease/licence after giving 60 days notice, If the land is required by the Govt. or for public purpose.
         3. It can be terminated after giving 15 days notice, If the assignee violates the conditions of lease.
• Appellate Authority-
  Appeal shall lie to Commisoner of Land Revenue against the order of District Collector and to Governement against orders of Commissioner of Land Revenue.
  Within 30 days of receipt of order.
  Appeal petition has to be afixed with Court fee Stamp.

Land Tax  

• Whom to apply -For the re-determining of basic Tax Tahsildar of the Taluk in prescribed format
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay    
• Mode of payment-Where to Pay    
• Time Limit-For Submission    
  Time Limit-For Issue    
• Appellate Authority If you are agrieved by the order of Tahsildar who is the prescribed authority to decide the basic tax in respect of a particular parcel or parcels of land, you can file appeal to the Collector of the District in which major portion of your land is situated
• Enquiry    
  Approval Procedure-reference to court If you are still aggrieved by the appellate order, You may within 30 days from the date of service of that order, apply to the appellate authority to refer to the District Court within the local jurisdiction of which the land situated any question of law. The appellate authority may within 60 days of receipt of such requisition refr iot to the District Court.   After hearing, the District Court shall pass such orders
• Exclusions
  Land belonging to the Government : The Government may be notification in the Gazette exempt any land belonging to any public body or institution from the provisions of this Act in Public interest.   Like wise the Government may cancel any such exemption.
  The latest revision of basic tax was ordered in Legi.A2/98 dt, 29.7.98 with the retrospective effect from 1.4..1998
• Special Conditions-Is any separate rate in wet land, dry land or garden Functions of one Area will be treated as one Area for this purpose.   There is no separate rate for wetland, dry land, garden etc.

Land Utilisation

• How To Apply?
  The appeal should be filed within 30 days from the date of recipt of the order of the Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer
• Who can apply?
  All the agricultural land holders of the state of Kerala.   The order has effect only from 1967
• Whom to apply?
  District Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer    
• Where to Apply?
  Collectorate/Revenue Divisional Office  
• Documents required? The appeal shall be accompanies by the order appealed against, or its Certified copy
• Fees? Nil
  Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority Reversionary authority-The Government of Kerala  
• Enquiry
  Through Village Officer  
• Approval Procedure- Upto 5 cents-only for house sites
• Exclusions Nil
• Special Conditions- Crops included in the definition "food corps". "Food corps" include paddy, sugarcane, Vegetables, Tapioca, Yarn, Tea, Cofee, Cardamom, Pepper, groundnut and Banana plantain land is restrained from conversion
  1) Any land that has been under cultivation with any food corps for a continuous period of three years immediately before the commencement of the KLU Order.
  2) Any land that is being cultivated with any food crop for a continuous period, after the commencement of KLU Order
  Form 'E" notice
  It is the notice by which the Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer calls upon a person who attempts to convert the land, to cultivate such land with those food crops which were under cultivation in the land in the preceding three years.
  Form "F" is the order by which the Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer diects and arrange for the sale by public auction, the right to cultivate the land when the holder of the land fails to comply the direction in Form "E"
• Appellate Authority Appeal against the order of the Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer may be preferred to the Commisssioner of Land Revenue
• Grievance Redressal- Appeal to Commissioner and Revision to Agriculturre Department
  

Legal Hiership

• How To Apply?
  No specific application form is available. For Certificate for claiming upto Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.., the application is to be submitted to the concerned Tahsildar.   For that, an application in white paper with Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/- has to be submitted before Tahsildar.
  Where as for Certificates claiming more than Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.. Succession certificate from a Civil Court have to be acquired  
• Whom to apply?
  For Certificate for claiming upto Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.., the application is to be submitted to the concerned Tahsildar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Where as for Certificates claiming more than Rs. 5,000/- from any bank etc.. Succession certificate from a Civil Court have to be acquired.
• Documents required-
  Death Certificate
  NOC from the legal heirs affidavit from two neighbours
• Fees Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority-Tahsildar
• Enquiry- Village officer
• Approval Procedure- If the objection is received within the statutory period of 30 days, a detailed further enquiry will be conducted and evidence taken ascertains the actual Legal Heirs.
• Exclusions-Nil
• Special Conditions- No, the certificate can be used for any other purposes by the Legal Heirs of the deceased to show the actual heirs of the deceased
• Appellate Authority-Nil
• Grievance Redressal-Nil

Leprosy Patients Assistance

• How To Apply?
  Application in Form I under the Rules in duplicate to the Village office where the applicant has been residing continuously for not less than one year on the date of application accompanied by a Medical certificate in form X under the rule from Medical Officer concerned                                                                                                                                                                  
• Who can apply?
  Destitute leprosy patients who are residing within the Kerala State for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the date of application. A destitute Leprosy Patient   -  €¢ A person whose monthly income from all sources is below Rs. 200/- per mensem and who has no relatives viz. husband, wife, son, father, mother and above 21 years of age
  €¢ Provided a person is deemed to be a   destitute of none of the relatives has a monthly income of above Rs. 200/- per mensems
  €¢   Provided the relatives of the categories of the categories mentioned above are continuously missing for more than seven years, the applicant shall be deemed to be one having no relative
  €¢ A son adopted under proper authority will be deemed to be a son and a stepson will not be deemed to be son under the rules
  €¢ Both husband and wife are leprosy patents, they are eligible for separate assistance as if they have no other relative earning over Rs. 200 per mensem
• Whom to apply-Village Officer
• Where to Apply- Village Office
• Documents required- Nil
• Fees-Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission The application can be submitted at any time during the year immediately on detection of the disease and commencement of treatment at SET centre or hospital concernedTime Limit-For Issue The verification and sanction in respect of all applications shall be completed within two months of receipt of the application by Village Officer.   In case of delay the sanction shall have effect from the first of the third month of receipt of application and in such cases, arrears will be paid in lump
• Approval Authority
  The Tahsildar. The District Collector will be competent to relax the rules relating to prohibited categories of relatives after personally satisfying himself of the merits of the case
• Enquiry-Nil
• Approval Procedure
  i. The Tahsildar will sanction assistance for the record on production of certificate, if the patient appear before the government doctor not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon in charge of P>H. Centers, Government Rural Dispensaries, Government dispensaries or Hospitals having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the patient within one month after expiry of the original assistance and who on medical examination certify that his state of health in such that further assistance has to be given and that he has not secured admission to any leprosy hospital or sanatorium and that he is regularly undergoing treatment in the SET Centre according to the prescription from time to time.
  ii. The assistance shall not be continued beyond two years in any case.
  iii. The application for assistance received after three years from the date of expiry of the original assistance will be treated as fresh under the scheme.
  The verification and sanction in respect of all applications shall be completed within two months of receipt of the application by Village Officer.   In case of delay the sanction shall have effect from the first of the third month of receipt of application and in such cases, arrears will be paid in lump
• Exclusions
  Special Conditions:-
  1. He/She resorts to habitual begging
  2. He/She is convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude
  3. He/She is convicted of any serious crime exceeding a period of one year of imprisonment
  4. He/She has not registered at the nearer SET centers/hospitals and is not undergoing treatment according to the prescription from time to time
  5. He/She secured admission as an impatient to any of the government hospitals or recoganised institutions specialized in the treatment of leprosy where free accommodation and treatment facilities are available
  Special Conditions The assistance is Rs. 200/- per mensem
  The assistance will be sanctioned for a period of one year in the first instance, which may be extended for a further period of one year
  The assistance will be sent by the Tahasildar by money order without deductig the money order commission.   If the grantee happens to be insanr or minor, assistance shall be sent to the guardian provided the guardian executes an agreement in Form IV
• Appellate Authority
  The appeal shall be filed before the Revenue Divisional Offcer within 30 days of recipt of the orders of the Tahasildar

Location Certificate

• How to Apply?  
  No prescribed application form is available. Application in white paper affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-
• Who can apply?"
  Thandaper" holder
• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer
• Where to Apply?
  Village Office
• Documents required?
  Document of the property
  Basic tax Receipt
  Any other relevant documents, if available
• Fees-Nil
• Mode of payment-Whom to pay Nil
  Mode of payment-Where to Pay Nil
• Time Limit-For Submission Nil
  Time Limit-For Issue Nil
• Approval Authority-Village Officer
• Enquiry-Nil
• Approval Procedure-Nil
• Exclusions-Nil
• Special Conditions-
  Whether the Certificate from the Village Officer is sufficient to produce before the authorities outside the state
• Appellate Authority-Nil
• Grievance Redressal-Nil
  

Marriage Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Application in a white paper and affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-
  No prescribed form is available.                                                                                                          
• Who can apply?
  Persons who are married  
• Whom to apply?
  Village officer
• Where to apply?
  Village Officer concerned  
  Documents required marriage Registration Records or any other documents
• Exclusions    
  Special Conditions If no documents,   Certificate will   be issued
  After conducting detailed enquiry by the Village Officer

Arms licenceRenewal

• How to Apply?
  Prescribed form, affix court fee stamp worth Rs 5/-
• Whom to Apply?
  District collector
• Where to Apply?
  District collector
• Fees?
  Depending on the nature of weapons, the fee varies.   - please referTable

Mode of payment

• Where to Pay? It can be remitted in the treasury in the H/A 0055-104-99.  
• Time Limit- For Issue Licence is issued for three years, unless it is revoked.
  Approval Procedure On receipt of the application for arms licenses (if the application for license valid in a district, or in any particular area of the district on throughout   Kerala) the district authority shall call for an report from the concerned Superintendent of Police, Tahsildar and the Divisional Forest Officer and after giving an opportunity to the applicant for being heard pass orders either granting the license or rejecting the application.

Building Tax

• How To Apply?
  1. The owner should intimate the completion/occupation of the building to Tahsildar in a Performa along with necessary details.  
  2. On receipt of the assessment order, the owner is liable to remit the tax in the Village Office.
• Who can apply?
  The owner of the building.
• Whom to apply?
  Tahsildar
• Where To Apply?
  Concerned taluk office
• Documents required- Approved plan, BT Receipt, Tax recepit   of the local body
  Fees 2 TABLES - Residential Buildings/OTHER BUILDINGS
  Luxury tax is levied in addition to the building tax, at the   rate of Rs. 2000/-per annum for residential buildings, which are completed after 01.04.99 the plinth area of   exceeds 278.7M2.
  Mode of payment Lump or 3 install ments if the party so desires
• Time Limit-For Assessment No time limit
• Approval Authority-Tahasildar
• Enquiry- Enquiry through charge officers
• Approval Procedure
  1.Buildings are divided into Residential Building and other buildings.
  2. Residential buildings are classified into following Slabs:- Upto 100 M2,   100M2 upto 150 M2, Above 150 M2 and upto 200 M2, Above 200 M2 upto 250 M2, 250 M2 and addition of each 10 M2.
  3. Other buildings are classified into following Slabs:-
  Upto 50M2, Above 50M2 upto 75 M2, Above 75 M2 upto 100 M2, Above 100 M2 upto 150 M2, Above 200 M2 upto 250 M2, Above 250 M2, addition of each 10 M12.
  4. Tax Based on the plinth area of buildings.
• Exclusions
  Car Porch area adjoint to residential area is exempted
• Special Conditions
  1.On receipt of the assessment order, the owner is liable to remit the tax in the Village Office.
  2. One can remit the Building Tax in Lump if he choose to   do so.   But, an assessee is eligible to remit the tax with   quarterly.

I. Buildings exempted from assessment of building tax:-
1. The buildings belonging to State Government, Central Government and those of any Local Self   Government Authorities.
2. Those buildings which are principally used for religious, charitable, educational purposes
3. Those building which are used as factories, workshops
II. Reduction in Building Tax
1. If theresidential building is constructed by the Nirmithi Kendra or built according to the plan approved by Nirmithi Kendra a reduction of 25% shall be allowed in tax
Appellate Authority 1. File appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of the assessment order or demand notice.  
2. Before filing the appeal you must have remitted at least one installment of the building tax.
3. The higher appellate authority against the Revenue Divisional officer's order is District Collector.
the revision shall lie direct with the district collector
4. The revsion also lie with the govt. against suomotto revsion by district collector
Grievance Redressal The appelate authority or revisional authority may at any time within 3 years from the date of an order passed by it in appeal or revision and the asseing authority may,at any time within 3 years from the date of assessment by its own motion or notice by the assesse may rectify any mistake apparent from the face of records

Caste Certificate

• How To Apply?
  Apply in the prescribed form
  Affix a court fee stamp worth Rs. 5/- (SC/ST exempted).
• Whom to apply?
  Village officer
• Documents required
  I. Enclose document to prove community.
  II. For SC/ST candidates who are applying for the purposes like educational Employment and the concession:-
  Details should include :-
  where-abouts of the applicant and family members,
  Cast/community they belong to etc.
  The report of the Village officer while applying to Tahasildar.
  III. Belongs taluk or district other than where he applied for the certificate:- Need to produce a certificate from his own taluk.
  IV. In case a person who belongs to SC list converted to Christian community returned to Hindu community the following documents have to be included while apply for caste certificate.
  1. Shudhi Certificate
  2. Complete name and address of those who participated in shudhi karma
  3. The Gazette notification of the conversion
  4. The statement of a responsible person who belongs to the same community that the person is living as a Hindu after conversion.
  Approval Authority Issuing the certificate:-
         1. General - Village officer
         2. SC/ST - Taluk Tahasildar
         3. Outside State - Taluk Tahasildar
         4. Inside State - Village officer
  Enquiry On enquiry by the Village officer on the basis of relevent documents, Gazette notification etc.
  Special Conditions
  I) Inter caste marriage:-
       1. One of the married couple belongs to SC/ST:- The children are eligible to get SC/ST certificate for all     purposes (an option made only once) .
       2. One of the married couple belongs to OBC:- The children are eligible to get OBC certificate.
       3. Inter caste married divorced couple :- The children are eligible for concession.
  II) Applicant belongs taluk or district other than where he applied for the certificate - He has to produce a certificate from his own taluk

Converted person:-
In case a person who belongs to SC list converted to Christian community returned to Hindu community the following documents have to be included while apply for caste certificate.
1. Shudhi Certificate
2. Complete name and address of those who participated in shudhi karma
3. The Gazette notification of the conversion
4. The statement of a responsible person who belongs to the same community that the person is living as a Hindu after conversion

llegally adopted child :-
In the case of child when the where about of its parents is not known or became orphan form childhood itself and the   adoption is done without legal procedure and the couple who adopted the child belongs to same community.   The child eligible to get the status of those parents who is adopted, otherwise the status of the community on which the child is growing up, if the parents are not legally married, the child get status of the community of its mother. 

Widows Pension

• How to apply?
  In prescribed form
• Who can apply?
  A woman who have lost her husband by death/ divorce and not remarried and has income below RS 300/month
• Whom to apply?
  Concerned local body
• Where to apply?
  Documents required Application form in duplicate
• Who is the Appellate Authority?
  District collector

Pension for Unmarried Above 50

• How to apply?
  Application for pension in Form-I either in printed or manuscript shall be submitted in duplicate to the head of the local bodies concerned where the applicant or the beneficiary resides continuously for not less than one year on the date of application. The appeal shall lie to the District Collector within 30 days.   The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the appeal petition. Application or appeal under these are exempted from the payment of Court Fee
• Who can apply?
  Unmarried women who are above the age of 50 years and also have no source of livelihood. Unmarried women above 50 years of age with annual income below Rs.6,000/- and not in receipt of any other pensions
• Whom to apply?
  Application for pension in Form-I either in printed or manuscript shall be submitted in duplicate to the head of the local bodies concerned where the applicant or the beneficiary resides continuously for not less than one year on the date of application.
• Where to apply?
  Local body concerned
• Documents required are:-
  Application in the form prescribed in G.O(MS) No. 14/2001/SWD dated. 31.3.2001
  Income Certificate
  Certificate to prove age of the applicant
  Certificate to prove as unmarried woman
• Who is the approving Authority?
  The Committee of the local bodies concerned shall be the pension sanctioning authority. The Committee shall consider each application with the report of the Ward Member and Secretary of the Local Bodies and sanction the pension within one month. The pension sanctioned will have effected from the first of the month in which it is sanctioned.
• Which are the exclusions?
  Application or appeal under these are exempted from the payment of Court Fee. Special Conditions Mode of disbursement: The amount of pension sanctioned will be paid by the secretaries of the local bodies concerned by money order without deducting the Commission.
• Who is the Appellate Authority?
  The appeal shall lie to the District Collector within 30 days.   The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the appeal petition. Application or appeal under these are exempted from the payment of Court Fee
• What is the amount of pension?
  The amount of pension shall be Rs. 110/- per mensem

Residence Certificate

• How To apply?
  Application in a white paper affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-. No prescribed application form is available.
• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer
• Where to apply?
  Village Office
• Documents required are?
  Ration Card
  Electoral Identity Card
  Any other relevant document to prove residence
• Approval Authority?
  Village Officer

Marriage Certificate

• How to apply?
  Application in a white paper affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-. No prescribed form is available.                                                                                                          
• Who can apply?
  Persons who are married
• Whom to apply?
  Village officer
• Where to apply?
  Village office where the marriage is held
• Documents required?
  Marriage registration records or any other documents

Nationality Certificate

• How to apply?
  No specific application form is available.
• Whom to apply?
  Village Officer/ the Tahsildar
• Who is the approval authority?
  On the basis of the documents produced by the applicant and on the basis of the report from the Village Officer/the Tahsildar, District Collector issues the Certificate stating that the applicant is an Indian Citizen.

Valuation Certificate

• How to apply?
  Application in white paper affixing Court Fee Stamp worth Rs. 5/-.No prescribed forms are there.    
• Whom to apply?
  Tahsildar
• Where to apply?
  Taluk Office
• What are the documents required?
  Documents of the property
  Basic Tax Receipt
  Encumbrance Certificate
  Report of the Village Officer
• Where to enquire?
  Village Office
• Who is the appellate authority?
  Revenue Divisional Officer  

National Old Age Pension

• How to apply?
  In prescribed form
• Who can apply?
  Persons above 65 years with out any source of income or having family income of or less than Rs 11000/- annum
• Whom to apply?
  Secretary of the concerned local body
• Who is the appellate authority?
  District collector