Documents Required for Chhattisgarh Caste Certificate (ST, SC & OBC)
To obtain a permanent social status certificate from the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) on e-District Chhattisgarh (edistrict.cgstate.gov.in), applicants must establish continuous ancestral residency and paternal lineage under the Chhattisgarh Regulation of Social Status Certification Act, 2013. Review the complete checklist of acceptable revenue records, Misal Bandobast guidelines, and Gram Sabha resolution provisions.
Document Checklist by Category & Benchmark Year
1. Universal Documents for All Applicants
Every applicant regardless of category must provide these primary credentials:
- Proof of Identity (Any One): Aadhaar Card, Voter Identity Card (EPIC), Passport, PAN Card, or Driving License.
- Proof of Residence in Chhattisgarh (Any One): Ration Card (खाद्य नागरिक आपूर्ति विभाग), Chhattisgarh domicile certificate, electricity bill, or voter list extract.
- Applicant Photograph: Recent color passport photograph with neutral facial expression.
- Self-Declaration Affidavit: Sworn affidavit in the prescribed format declaring social status and paternal lineage.
2. Scheduled Tribes (ST) & Scheduled Castes (SC) Lineage Proofs
1950 CutoffUnder the Presidential Orders of 1950, applicants must prove ancestral stay in Chhattisgarh on or before 10 August 1950:
- Misal Bandobast (1929-1930 / 1950 मिसल बंदोबस्त): Certified copy downloaded from revenue.cg.nic.in/missal or obtained from the District Record Room, showing ancestor's name and caste entry.
- Bhuiyan Land Records (Khasra P-II / B-1 Jamabandi): Certified land extract from bhuiyan.cgstate.gov.in establishing ancestral title.
- School Dakhil Kharij Register (दाखिला-खारिज): Primary school admission record of father or grandfather prior to 1950 mentioning caste.
- Forest Rights Act (FRA 2006) Title Patta: Recognized land rights deed for traditional forest-dwelling tribal families.
A genealogical tree detailing three generations connecting the applicant to the 1950 ancestor, verified and countersigned by the local Halka Patwari.
Special Provision: Gram Sabha Resolution (ग्राम सभा का प्रस्ताव)
If your family resides in a rural or tribal area (especially in Bastar, Surguja, or other Scheduled V areas) and does not possess 1950 Misal land records, you can submit a Gram Sabha Resolution (ग्राम सभा का प्रस्ताव / अनुशंसा).
The Gram Sabha passes a formal resolution certifying that the applicant and their ancestors have been continuous indigenous residents of the village belonging to the claimed community. Supported by the Halka Patwari's spot Panchnama, this serves as full statutory evidence under Chhattisgarh Government circulars.
3. Other Backward Classes (OBC) & Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) Proofs
1984 CutoffUnder state notifications, OBC applicants must prove family domicile in Chhattisgarh prior to 26 December 1984 and satisfy the Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) economic ceiling:
Ration card, Khasra land record, voter list extract, or school leaving certificate of father issued in Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh before 1984.
Salary slips, Form 16, or Income Tax Returns (ITR) of parents for the last 3 financial years demonstrating gross annual family income below ₹8,00,000 (excluding agricultural income), or an official Income Certificate issued by the Tehsildar.
Strict Legal Rule for Married Women (Valsamma Paul Precedent)
Under Supreme Court of India precedents and Chhattisgarh Revenue Department regulations, caste status is acquired strictly by biological birth from the father. A woman born to an unreserved family cannot claim reservation benefits by marrying an ST, SC, or OBC individual.
Married female applicants must strictly submit their biological father's 1950 Misal records, paternal domicile documents, and maiden family Vanshavali. Applications citing a husband's caste or husband's land records are rejected during scrutiny.
