Who is eligible for EWS certificate in Maharashtra?

The eligibility criteria for obtaining an EWS certificate in Maharashtra are: To be eligible, the applicant needs to be a resident of Maharashtra. Applicants should belong to the General category. The applicant’s family income should not exceed Rs 8 lakh annually.

Annual income should be up to eight lakh or less. Ineligible if the annual income exceeds 8,00,000. Urban residents should have less than 200 sq yards of residential land. Rural residents should have less than five acres of residential land.

A 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutes for the economically weaker section or EWS of the general category was approved by the union council of India in the year 2019. This reservation was decided to be over and above the 50% reservation that is mandatory for the ST/SC/OBC categories, so it ensures that these existing reservations are not affected by the reservation under the economically weaker section or EWS.

• You must fall under the general category which means you cannot belong to the SC/ST/OBC categories.