How to Obtain a Solvency Certificate (Haisiyat Praman Patra) in Uttar Pradesh

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Overview

A solvency certificate is a government-issued document that certifies a person’s or an institution’s net financial worth — the value of their movable and immovable assets, free of encumbrance, up to a stated amount. In Uttar Pradesh this certificate is called the Haisiyat Praman Patra (हैसियत प्रमाण पत्र). It is commonly asked for wherever an authority needs proof that a person or their surety has the financial capacity to answer for a stated sum — for example, as a qualification to bid in a government tender or auction, or as proof of a surety’s means when standing surety for another person’s bond. It is sometimes also sought, at the discretion of the requesting authority, as general proof of financial standing in other administrative matters. This article sets out the confirmed procedure for obtaining a Haisiyat Praman Patra in Uttar Pradesh through the state’s e-District portal.

The Legal and Administrative Basis

Unlike a succession certificate or a legal heir certificate, there is no separate standalone statute creating the Haisiyat Praman Patra. In Uttar Pradesh, it is an administrative revenue certificate whose online procedure is governed by State Government Orders (शासनादेश) issued by the Revenue Department. The governing order is Government Order No. सी0एम0-648/एक-9-2018-7(एम)/18, dated 29 October 2018, issued by the Revenue Section-9 of the U.P. Government, which laid down the detailed procedure for issuing the Haisiyat Praman Patra online through the e-District portal. This was subsequently modified by Government Order No. 1296/एक-9-2021, dated 28 March 2022, which extended the certificate’s validity period — all other provisions of the 2018 order continue to apply. Both orders are hosted on the e-District Uttar Pradesh portal.

Who Can Apply and What the Certificate Covers

A Haisiyat Praman Patra can be obtained in the name of an individual or in the name of an institution (in which case the application is made in the name of, and supported by the documents of, the institution’s Chief Executive Officer). The certificate is issued at the district level. If a person owns property spread across more than one Tehsil within the same district, the District Magistrate consolidates reports from every Tehsil concerned and issues one integrated certificate for that district. If a person owns property in more than one district, a separate Haisiyat Praman Patra must be obtained from each district.

Documents Required

The official application is divided into parts covering personal details and property details. The confirmed attachment list is as follows.

Personal details (Part 1):

For an individual applicant: photograph, PAN card, and proof of address.
For an institution: photograph of the Chief Executive Officer, the institution’s PAN card, and proof of address.
Aadhaar card (for an individual applicant).

Property details (Part 2):

Immovable property — for agricultural land, a certified Khatauni referencing CH 41 and 45 and the 1359 Fasli revenue record; some evidence of ownership of the property; and a photograph of the property or building shown.
Movable property — for a vehicle, a valuation certificate from the competent authority (the Transport Department’s authorised officer); for money held in a bank or financial institution, a valuation/deposit certificate from the bank giving the bank’s name, account number, and amount held; for other financial investments such as mutual funds, shares, or bonds, a valuation from a Chartered Accountant.
Other assets — a certificate corresponding to the details of any other asset claimed.

Personal-detail attachments must be uploaded in .jpg/.jpeg/.png format (photograph up to 50 KB, other attachments up to 100 KB); property-related attachments must be uploaded in .pdf format (up to 300 KB each).

Valuation Rules That Applicants Should Know

A few confirmed rules govern how the value shown in the certificate is calculated:

Movable-to-immovable ratio. The total accepted valuation of movable property cannot exceed half the total valuation of encumbrance-free immovable property. In other words, immovable and movable assets are weighed in the ratio of roughly 2:1.
Only self-owned, unencumbered property counts. Jointly owned property is not valued for this purpose, and the valuation of a mortgaged (bandhak) asset is not accepted.
Bank balances need seasoning. If the solvency claimed rests on money held in a bank, that amount must have been deposited at least three months before the date of application, and must remain deposited until the process is complete.
Government dues must be disclosed. If the applicant has any outstanding government dues, the department-wise details of the amount owed must be furnished.

The Procedure, Step by Step

The 2018 Government Order prescribes a defined online workflow, with a maximum number of working days at each stage.

Application. The applicant applies through the e-District citizen login or at a Jan Seva Kendra (Common Service Centre), giving name and mobile number, verified by an OTP sent to the registered mobile number. The rest of the form, with the required attachments, is then completed online or at the centre. The completed application is routed to the District Magistrate’s office.
Choice of valuation route. The applicant chooses whether the verification of immovable property is carried out through the Tehsil or through a Government Approved Valuer (GAV) — a valuer registered under Section 34AB of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, who must additionally be registered on the e-District portal for this purpose.
Verification through the Tehsil. If the Tehsil route is chosen, the application is forwarded to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and the Tehsildar, and then to the Revenue Inspector/Lekhpal for verification of ownership. The Lekhpal records the valuation, based on the circle rate and construction level fixed by the District Magistrate, and sends a report to the Revenue Inspector, who examines it and forwards it to the Tehsildar. The Tehsildar uploads the report and sends his own recommendation to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, who in turn sends a clear recommendation to the District Magistrate.
Verification through a GAV. If this route is chosen, the application is instead routed to the chosen Government Approved Valuer, who submits a valuation report directly to the District Magistrate. In that case, responsibility for the correctness of the ownership and valuation details rests with the GAV.
Valuation of movable property. Movable property is valued by the GAV or by the relevant competent authority for that type of asset (for example, the Transport Department for a vehicle, the concerned bank branch manager for a bank deposit, or a Chartered Accountant for other financial investments). The applicant uploads this valuation record with the application.
Objections. If an applicant objects to a valuation report at any stage, the objection is examined by calling the objector and the reporting official together, and the matter is resolved before the report is finally forwarded.
Final examination and issue. At the District Magistrate’s office, the reports and records received from the Tehsil/GAV and the competent authority for movable assets are examined together, the movable-to-immovable ratio is applied, and the certificate is either issued in the prescribed format with a computer-generated serial number, or the application is rejected by a reasoned order recording the reasons for rejection.

Applications are to be disposed of within 30 working days where no objection is raised. The District Magistrate’s office maintains a year-wise register of certificates issued, and a printout of each certificate is preserved in that year’s file — kept for five years in the ordinary course, or longer if the certificate becomes the subject of pending litigation.

Fee and Validity

The prescribed fee, as currently shown on the e-District portal, is ₹120 at a Jan Seva Kendra/authorised centre and ₹105 through the online citizen portal. (The 2018 order had originally fixed a lower fee, which has since been revised.) As to validity, the 2018 order originally fixed the certificate’s validity at two years from the date of issue; a subsequent Government Order dated 28 March 2022 extended this to three years from the date of issue. If there is any change in the ownership of the property on which the certificate is based, the responsibility for obtaining a fresh certificate lies with the holder.

Common Uses

A Haisiyat Praman Patra is most often required in two settings that are recognised in Uttar Pradesh’s own statutory rules and in reported case law:

Government tenders and auctions. Under Rules 10 and 11 of the U.P. Excise Licences (Tender-Cum-Auction) Rules, 1991, a person is disqualified from bidding at an excise auction unless a solvency certificate — to the extent of at least one-sixth of the bid amount, granted by the Tahsildar — is produced, and the rules go on to set out the procedure for such certificates. Similar solvency requirements appear in other tender and licensing rules for government contracts.
Sureties for bonds. A solvency certificate from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar is commonly required as proof of a surety’s means. In Santosh Kumar And Another v. State of U.P. and 7 Others (Allahabad High Court, 13 September 2018), the Court noted, in the course of a service-seniority dispute, that a trainee’s surety bond was required to be “supported by a solvency certificate from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar” — illustrating the certificate’s established administrative role as surety proof, a role it plays in analogous bond and bail-surety contexts as well.

Beyond these confirmed uses, a Haisiyat Praman Patra is sometimes sought by other authorities — including, in some cases, for visa or immigration-related purposes — as general proof of financial standing; whether it is accepted, and in what form, depends entirely on the requirements of the particular authority asking for it, and an applicant should confirm this directly with that authority before relying on the certificate for such a purpose.

Practical Points

The certificate is issued district-wise; a person with property in more than one district needs a separate certificate from each district.
Only property held in the applicant’s own, unencumbered name counts — joint or mortgaged property is excluded from valuation.
Movable assets (bank balances, vehicles, investments) cannot together exceed half the value of the immovable assets shown.
A bank balance relied upon for solvency must have been on deposit for at least three months before the application.
The current validity period is three years from the date of issue, not two — an applicant relying on older guidance material should confirm this against the current Government Order.
Applicants should retain the certificate’s printout, since the District Magistrate’s office preserves its own register and file copy for reference.

Takeaway

The Haisiyat Praman Patra is a district-level administrative certificate, not a creature of any single Act, and its current procedure, documentation, fee, and three-year validity flow from Uttar Pradesh Government Orders implemented through the e-District portal. An applicant should be ready with clean title documents for immovable property, current valuation certificates for any movable assets claimed, and a clear understanding that movable assets cannot outweigh immovable assets by more than the prescribed ratio. Because the exact requirement — the amount of solvency needed, and whether this certificate or some other proof will be accepted — is set by the authority asking for it (a tendering department, a court, or another body), an applicant should always confirm the specific requirement with that authority before applying.

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