Lakshadweep Government Schemes

One-time subsidy of 25% of fixed capital investment in a new micro or small unit

An official Lakshadweep birth certificate registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, used for school admission, Aadhaar, passport, ration card and age proof

An official Lakshadweep death certificate registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, accepted for bank and insurance claims, family pension, ration card correction and succession

An official Scheduled Tribe certificate recognised across Lakshadweep for ST reservation in jobs, admissions and welfare schemes, and for land and residence rights in the UT

An official Lakshadweep domicile or residential certificate issued by the UT Revenue Department, used to prove island residence for jobs, admissions and scheme eligibility

An official record from the Lakshadweep Revenue Department of the registered transactions and charges standing against a property in the islands, used for loans, transfers and heirship claims

An Income and Asset Certificate on the central proforma that lets a non-SC, non-ST, non-OBC resident claim the 10% EWS reservation in central recruitment and in educational institutions, valid for the financial year printed on it

An official certificate of individual or family annual income issued by the Lakshadweep Revenue Department, accepted across UT Administration departments

Official proof of who holds and possesses a piece of land in a Lakshadweep island, used for loans, building permission, inheritance and government scheme applications

An official Lakshadweep Revenue Department record of who the dependents of a deceased person are, used for pension, compassionate appointment and departmental claims, with the court succession certificate covering debts and securities

An updated island land record showing you as the recorded holder after a purchase, inheritance or gift, issued by the Lakshadweep Revenue Department

A registered sale deed recording the transfer of land or a building in Lakshadweep, backed by the land record and the encumbrance certificate maintained by the Revenue Department

An official trade licence permitting you to run a named business at a named premises on a Lakshadweep island, issued by the Revenue Department of the UT Administration

An official police character certificate issued by Lakshadweep Police after verification of your antecedents on your home island, accepted for jobs, passports, visas, licences and tenders

Subsidised copra driers, dwarf coconut planting material, climber insurance and removal of diseased palms

A mechanised tuna fishing boat on hire purchase with 20% subsidy on hull cost and 25% subsidy on engine cost

Free or subsidised high yielding vegetable seeds, fruit seedlings, grow bags and organic manure for backyard and terrace gardens

One-time assistance of Rs 30,000 towards marriage expenses

Monthly scholarship plus an annual lump-sum grant for post-matric students of Lakshadweep

Rotational short-term contract employment as a Helper in District Panchayat offices for certified persons with disability

Monthly pension for abandoned, divorced or destitute women of Lakshadweep who have not remarried

Monthly old-age pension paid by bank transfer to elderly residents of Lakshadweep without a stable income

Rs 1,500 per month paid by direct benefit transfer to certified persons with disability

Official proof of dependency or destitute status in Lakshadweep, issued by the Revenue Department and used to claim the UT pension for abandoned, divorced and destitute women and other welfare benefits

An NFSA ration card recognised across India under One Nation One Ration Card, entitling the household to subsidised foodgrain from the cooperative society retail outlets that run the PDS in the islands

A registration record for a shop or commercial establishment held by the Lakshadweep labour authority, used as proof that the business is on the government register when dealing with banks, GST officers and island administration offices