Regarding ews
SAVALIYA DHRUMIL
(Querist) 28 September 2024
This query is : Resolved
I want to apply for EWS certificate and I fulfill two requirements legally. my father's annual income is less than 8 lakh per annum and our residential area is less than 1000 square feet too. now my grandfather has agricultural land registered on his name which is about 20 bigha (in Gujarat). it's about 9-12 acres according to some online sources. My grandfather has three sons now, all have separate house registered on their own name. my grandfather neither wants to add their son's name as descendants of his agricultural land nor he is dividing it between them. should I mention that my father has agricultural land while obtaining EWS? or should I apply for EWS with information that my father does not have agricultural land at all. I want to appear for exams like CAPF(AC) , UPSC CDS , CSE, SSC CPO. If I get EWS without mentioning about this agricultural land and If I get selected in any of these exams by EWS category. will it affect my candidature or will it affect me after getting job in longer term? should I apply for EWS or it can put me in legal trouble ?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 28 September 2024
To be eligible for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota for employment in India, you must meet the following criteria
Annual family income: Your family's annual income must be less than Rs 8 lakh.
Agricultural land: Your family must not own more than 5 acres of agricultural land
Your family must not own a residential property larger than 200 sq yards in an urban area or 100 sq yards in a notified municipality sector
Family definition: The family includes you, your parents, siblings under 18, spouse, and children under 18.
If your grandfather's agricultural land has not been transferred to your father's name yet, and if your father is not having any agricultural land at the time of applying for this certificate, then there is no question of you furnishing any false information.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 28 September 2024
Your grandfather has not divided the property as of this date. So when applying for any job you need not add this land. If your family income does not exceed Rs.8 lakhs you are eligible for EWS.
Dr. J C Vashista
(Expert) 29 September 2024
Admittely 9-12 acre agriculture land has been inherited by your grandfather, who is alive and not transferred in the name of his sons/daughters/ wife and other claimant (if any) even than you as well as your father are a shareholder in the landed property, accordingly it will add to your / your father's property and you shall be ineligible to seek /get EWS benefit.
P. Venu
(Expert) 22 October 2024
Even if the agricultural property standing in the name of the grandfather is taken to be ancestral property, the share of your family (i.e. you, your father and siblings) would be less than 5 acres. As such, this aspect does not render you ineligible for EWS certificate.
Before applying for ascertain whether the said agricultural property is ancestral or otherwise.
