India, March 6 -- The state revenue department has waived the Rs.500 stamp duty required to obtain domicile, nationality, income, caste verification and similar certificates, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Wednesday. The move will benefit lakhs of students passing their board exams, said a statement issued by the minister's office.

"Students passing class X and XII exams will save around Rs.3,000 spent on obtaining such certificates for admission (in higher studies)," the statement mentioned.

As per prevailing procedure, those seeking income, domicile, non-creamy layer, caste verification and similar certificates must submit an affidavit on a Rs.500 stamp paper for every certificate.

Revenue authorities have bee...