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Scholarship portals, college fee-concession schemes, EWS certificate applications, legal-aid cells and some visa sponsorships ask self-employed people, farmers and daily-wage earners — who have no salary slip or Form 16 — to swear their income on an affidavit.
I, Kumaran Velayudhan, aged 46 years, son of Velayudhan Nair, residing at Kumaran House, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala 680582, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. I am a farmer by occupation, cultivating about 1.5 acres of land at Wadakkanchery.
2. My total annual income from all sources for the financial year 2025-26 is Rs. 1,80,000 (Rupees One Lakh Eighty Thousand only), derived from agriculture and seasonal labour.
3. I do not have any other source of income and I am not an income-tax assessee.
4. This affidavit is made for the purpose of my daughter Keerthana Kumaran's application for the Post-Matric Scholarship 2026-27.
Verification: Verified at Wadakkanchery on 26 October 2026 that the contents are true and correct.
Names, numbers and dates above are examples. Replace them with yours.
Rs. 10–100 stamp paper by state; notarised. Note: for an official Income Certificate (needed for EWS, OBC-NCL, most state scholarships) you apply to the Village Officer / Tahsildar; this affidavit is often required as part of that application, not instead of it.
No. The certificate is issued by the revenue department (in Kerala, through e-District) and is what most schemes finally want. The affidavit supports the application.
Declare the previous completed financial year, which is what forms ask for.
Rarely needed; a salary slip or Form 16 is stronger. Use it only if the scheme specifically asks.
This page is a template and general guidance for a common situation, not legal advice. Rules differ by state and office; check with the office that asked for the document. Last reviewed October 2026.