If you are one such person who often shifts houses, you would have definitely faced a lot of address proof problems in India. The good news here is that Indian Postal department (@PostOfficeIndia) has a solution for this which many of us are not aware of. You can get an address proof along with your photo from India post. Since the ID proof is issued by India post which is a Central Government organization, it is similar to other ID cards like Driving license, Voters ID etc. It can be used for opening bank accounts, for getting telephone and gas connections etc.
How do I get one?
- Download the application form from here.
- Fill up the form and affix your photo on the form.
- Submit the form at the nearest Post Office.
- An address verification will be done by the Post Office Officials.
- The address proof will be delivered to you within 7 days of verification.
The total cost for getting this ID card is Rs.250/ (Rs.10 for application and Rs.240/- processing fee). Pass on this info to those who are not aware of this.
Update: The Department of Posts has extended the validity of its Address proof card from one year to three years. This is applicable for all the applications submitted on or after Jan 01, 2011. Link.
-- Varun
Wow, excellent. Thanks for this info
ReplyDeleteVarun,
ReplyDeleteI did get one such address proof for myself. I felt the process was quite fast. It took 2 weeks to get the proof. Quite useful indeed.
Thanks for the info. Varun. With that said, I will continue with my nitpicking. :)
ReplyDeleteHow does the post office verify that you do not have addresses anywhere else which can be exploited in many ways? The system has the same basic flaw as Indian Licenses. You can have 1000 licenses in India.
Ignoring all that... yeah, it helps to get an address proof.