Regarding ews certificate
Guest
(Querist) 30 July 2024
This query is : Resolved
Hi Sir/Madam,
I got a typical problem and need your suggestion.
I am 31 years old, unemployed government job aspirant.
I have applied for PSC(Public Service Commission) exams and will be appearing for them in the coming months.
I am married and we have a kid. When we were married, my wife was working and her salary was above 10lakh per annum. However after our kid, she couldn't cope up with work because of her health conditions. So she resigned the job in the month of August 2023. From then on, she is also jobless. So in the month of February 2024, I have applied for EWS certificate and got it.
However EWS certificate has a clause that it will be given for the previous financial year, that means that the EWS certificate that I got is for the financial year 2022-23, during which my wife holds an employment.
Rightly speaking, even after marriage my wife had to support her maternal family because her father got expired and her brother was still studying. So we were not completely financially stable even though she earned a decent salary. And after her resignation, things got worse.
So, I applying for EWS was legitimate and I know that strongly.
But legally this may not be correct.
Here I need your suggestion. Will this be a problem in the future?
Will there be a question raised that "while ur wife was working, how could u claim for EWS?" If it arises, what reply should I give. Is there any way out here, legally?
I have put my soul and time all these 10years into this exam, and now these questions are making me miserable.
Please suggest me here.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 30 July 2024
The wife's annual income is considered. From all sources, an individual's yearly income for EWS is Rs.8 lakhs. so your wife is an earning member even private job, all sources your income does not exceed Rs.8.00 lakhs then you are eligible for EWS.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 31 July 2024
To be eligible for the EWS certificate, you will have to satisfy all the conditions mentioned below (EWS Criteria):
You should be a ‘general’ candidate (not covered under reservation for SC, ST or OBC).
Your family’s gross annual income should be below Rs. 8 lakhs. This includes income from all sources such as agriculture, salary, business, etc. for the financial year before you apply for the exam.
Your family should not own agricultural land of size 5 acres or more.
Your family should not own a residential flat of area 1000 square feet or more.
Your family should not own a residential plot (in notified municipalities) of an area 100 square yards or more.
Your family should not own a residential plot (other than in notified municipalities) of area 200 square yards or more.
What is ‘Family’ according to the EWS Reservation rules?
For this reservation, ‘family’ includes the following:
The person seeking the reservation.
His/her parents.
His/her siblings below the age of 18 years.
His/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.
The land or property owned by the family in different locations should be clubbed while checking the eligibility conditions for EWS category reservations.
From the above it can be seen that you have obtained the certificate by playing fraud and in the event of it being detected by the authorities at a later date then you will be liable to criminal action and the consequences thereon.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 31 July 2024
Agreeing with Above vies of Learned Mr Kalaiselvan and Leaned Mr Kavaksatyanarayana
Given facts indicate that :-
1. You are unemployed.
2. During this unemployment you married a working girl. (MOR;YU SUCH MARRAIGES ARE THERE BYY TELLING LIES ABOUT PROFESSION OF BOY – IN ANY CASE NOT A PRUDENT ACT)
3. You still continued to be unemployed even as married man. (NOT PRUDENT STEP)
4. In the state of unemployment you had a child and not willing to earn for upbringing of the child. (NOT PRUDENT STEP)
5. You wanted your wife alone to work so that you have to remain unemployed till you become PCS officer, if at all you become.
6. You want to join as PCS officer only. Or else you are unemployed
7. If not selected you will do nothing Not even trying for a lower paid govt/private job.
8. Now you have become overage and by some hook and crook you want EWS certificate.
9. You will be producing this certificate to the Commission out of blue moon. People are EWS and get rich later in your case you will prove that you were rich and no EWS.
10. Why/how you become EWS – because your earning wife resigned and you continued to be non-earning till this late age
Who is going to easily believe that the certificate is genuine.
Further this forum does not teach or encourage frauds.
