Hi,

Maharashtra Minorities Development Department launched an online facility to help people apply for minority status certificate. Those who want to obtain the minority status certificate can apply online.

People from minority communities can log on to ( mddmaharashtra.gov.in (http://www.mddmaharashtra.gov.in/) ) to apply for the certificate. The scrutiny of the documents would be done by the district collector and the applicant would be called for the purpose of verification. The applicant will be able to scrutinise his/her documents again, in case they are insufficient. It takes around one and a half month for the applicant to receive his/her certificate.

Eligibility for applying Linguistic Minority Certificate in Maharashtra :-

• Applicant must be the resident of Maharashtra government

Documents required for the Linguistic Minority Certificate in Maharashtra :-

1. Age Proof: Copy of birth certificate, School certificate, Life Insurance copy
2. Address Proof: Ration Card / Voter ID /Passport/ Driving License /Electricity bill
3. Photos: 2 Photographs of Voter ID /College or University ID
4. Application form: Completely filled application form
5. Identity Proof: Aadhar Card / Pan Card / Voter ID
6. Photo Copy: All documents photo copies with attested from government officer
7. Affidavit: Affidavit from tehsil or court

Procedure to apply for the Linguistic Minority Certificate in Maharashtra :-

1. Collect the application form either online or from the local authority, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office, Tehsildar’s office, District Collector office
2. Take application form and fill all important details very carefully like as the name of the applicant, complete address of applicant, contact information of the applicant and the information if any other member is having certificate
3. Then attach your all the documents with the application form and visit to the setu center for submission.
4. After successful submission of the application and the required documents, the applicant will receive his/her Linguistic Minority Certificate within 30 days from the date of issuing.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.