Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has brought several caste, income and minority certificates under the ambit of the Gujarat (Right of Citizens to Public Services) Act, 2013, making it mandatory for authorities to issue these documents within seven days of receiving all required supporting documents.

The Social Justice and Empowerment Department has issued two separate notifications in this regard. Under the new provisions, applicants seeking certificates related to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC), Scheduled Castes, Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), minorities and other categories will be entitled to receive the documents within a stipulated time frame.

As per the notification, the Income Certificate for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Developing Caste Welfare) must be issued within seven days after submission of all necessary documents.

A seven-day deadline has been fixed for issuing SEBC caste certificates, Non-Creamy Layer certificates, Income and Assets Certificates for EWS candidates, Nomadic Tribe/De-notified Tribe certificates, Unreserved Class certificates, Minority certificates, and Scheduled Caste certificates. DeshGujarat

Here are the notifications:

No. GHL/05/2026/SJED/MSM/e-file/17/2026/0143/CH (part file):- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Gujarat (Rights of Citizens to Public Services) Act, 2013 (Guj. 16 of 2013), the Government of Gujarat here by notify the services as mentioned in column (2) of Appendix-A, appended to this notification and the stipulated time limits within which such services shall be provided as specified in column (3) of the said Appendix.

Appendix-A

Sr. No.	The Services declare under Section-4 of the Act	Stipulated time limits
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Income Certificate for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)

 

GUJARAT (RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO PUBLIC SERVICES) ACT, 2013.

No. GHL/07/SJED/MSM/e-file/17/2026/0143/CH:- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Gujarat (Right of Citizens to Public Services) Act, 2013 (Gujarat 16 of 2013), the Government of Gujarat hereby notifies the following services as mentioned in column (2) of Appendix-A, appended to this notification and the stipulated time limits within which such services shall be provided as specified in column (3) of the aforesaid Appendix.

Appendix-A

Sr. No.	The Services declared under Section-4 of the Act	Stipulated time limits
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Caste Certificate for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
2	Non-Creamy Layer Certificate for Candidate from Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
3	Income and Assets Certificate to be produced by Economically Weaker Sections (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
4	Nomadic Tribe/De-notified Tribe Certificate (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
5	Certificate for Unreserved Classes (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
6	Minority Certificate (Developing Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)
7	Caste Certificate for Scheduled Caste (Scheduled Caste Welfare)	7 Days (After Receiving sufficient Supporting documents)