# Owner Special Category

## Introduction <a href="#introduction" id="introduction"></a>

The Owner’s Special Category represents those property owners whose property belongs to the “reserved” category as defined by the state. These special categories are entitled to a rebate in the property tax amount, as per the defined categories by a State/ ULB.

## Data Definition <a href="#data-definition" id="data-definition"></a>

| Sr. No. | Owner Type Code\* | Owner Type Name (English)\* | Owner Type Name (Local Language)\* |
| ------- | ----------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1       | FREEDOMFIGHTER    | Freedom Fighter             | स्वतंत्रता सेनानी                  |
| 2       | WIDOW             | Widow                       | विधवा                              |
| 3       | HANDICAPPED       | Handicapped Persons         | विकलांग व्यक्ति                    |

The data given in the table is sample data.

## Procedure <a href="#procedure" id="procedure"></a>

| Sr. No. | Column Name                         | Data Type    | Data Size | Is Mandatory? | Description                                                               |
| ------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1       | Owner Type Code                     | Alphanumeric | 64        | Yes           | Unique Identifier for Owner Type                                          |
| 2       | Owner Type Name ( In English)       | Text         | 256       | Yes           | Nomenclature of “Owner Type” in English                                   |
| 3       | Owner Type Name (In Local Language) | Text         | 256       | Yes           | Nomenclature of “Owner Type” in the local language as Telugu, Hindi, etc. |

### Steps to fill data <a href="#steps-to-fill-data" id="steps-to-fill-data"></a>

1. Download the data template attached to this page.
2. Get a good understanding of all the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions by referring to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document.
3. In case of any doubt, please reach out to the person who has shared this template with you to discuss and clear your doubts.
4. Identify the “[Owner Categories](/local-governance/v2.8/products/modules/property-tax/pt-master-data-templates/ownership-category.md)” that exists at a ULB/ State level.
5. Add the “[Owner Type Code](/local-governance/v2.8/products/modules/property-tax/pt-master-data-templates/ownership-category.md)” respectively.
6. Add a description to the Owner Type Name, as per the required language.

## Checklist <a href="#checklist" id="checklist"></a>

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data type, size, and format of data is as per the expectation. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

### Common Checklist <a href="#common-checklist" id="common-checklist"></a>

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

| Sr. No. | Checklist Parameter                                                               | Example                                                                                                                      |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1       | Make sure that each and every point in this reference list has been taken care of | ​[Checklist](https://docs.digit.org/configure-digit/configuring-master-data-templates/module-setup/common-config/checklist)​ |

### Entity Specific Checklist <a href="#entity-specific-checklist" id="entity-specific-checklist"></a>

This checklist covers the activities which are specific to the entity.

| Sr. No. | Checklist Parameter                                                                    | Example |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1       | The predefined format of the Owner Type Code only must be used and not any random code | -       |

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