Bonafide Himachali Certificate Application (Form-F) with Supporting Affidavit

When you need it

You need to establish that you are a bonafide Himachali — for a government post or promotion reserved for domiciles of the State, admission under the Himachal Pradesh domicile quota, or another purpose that calls for proof of bonafide Himachali status. This is the application, made on the departmental declaration commonly called Form-F, together with the sworn affidavit that supports it, filed with the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) or the Tehsildar of the area where you or your family ordinarily reside. The certificate itself, once the Patwari's verification is complete, issues in Form-G. Not for proving you are an "agriculturist" under section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 — that is a different and narrower test, turning on who actually cultivates land, not on how long a family has lived in the State. A bonafide Himachali who does not personally cultivate land may still need section 118 permission to buy agricultural land; see the note in the fields below before assuming this certificate changes that.

What follows is written for Himachal Pradesh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.