AMNESTY SCHEME 2016
User Manual for uploading Form-I
Maharashtra Sales Tax Department
Contents
Downloading the Form-I template ............................................................................................................... 4
Uploading the Form-I .................................................................................................................................... 9
Documents Upload ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Submission of Form-I .................................................................................................................................. 19
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Mentioned below are the steps through which any Dealer can access
the Amnesty Scheme via Mahavat Portal
1. You will see a hyperlink ‘e-Amnesty 2016’ on the left panel under e-Services.
2. All the Scheme related documents, FAQs, Trade Circulars related to Amnesty Scheme would be
available at ‘Amnesty Scheme-2016’ under Dealer Services tab.
In this Amnesty Scheme tab, you will find Settlement Act 2016, Amnesty Scheme related Trade
Circulars (10 T, 10 A (T) of 2016), FAQs(19 T & 20 T of 2016), User Manual and Help-desk details.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Downloading the Form-I template
3. For downloading the Application Form, Dealer can get the Form–I from Mahavat Portal 
Downloads  Forms  Electronic Forms  Amnesty Scheme  Form – I
By using this path, Dealer can download Application Forms related to the scheme. Please see the
following screens.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
4. After downloading Form-I, the Dealer needs to duly fill it up. For filling it up clearly, Dealer should
refer the content of Amnesty Scheme given in point No: 2 mentioned above.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
After filling the Form correctly, the Dealer needs to validate it by pressing the ‘PresstoValidate’ button
given at the bottom of the form.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
If the form is not duly filled, then error shall occur at the time of validation. Please check these errors
in the attached ‘FORM_I_ERRORS’ sheet. After checking the error, please do correction and then again
validate the Form by using ‘PresstoValidate’ button.
After successful validation of duly filled Form-I, you will get message that ‘Rem-file’ has been generated
and saved at the destination as indicated in the message box. Please note the destination as the same file
has to be used for uploading purpose later on.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Uploading the Form-I
5. For uploading the Form-I application, first of all you have to be ready with all the concerned
documents that are to be uploaded as part of the application form.
For uploading Form-I, please visit our Mahavat portal where you can see ‘e-Amnesty 2016’ under the
e-Services tab on the left side panel of Portal. Please click on that.
After clicking on ‘e-Amnesty 2016’ you will get the following screen,
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Please enter the PAN Number as used in the Form-I application and then press ‘GetAll’ button.
Clicking on ‘GetAll’ button will take you to the following screen,
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
6. For uploading duly filled and validated Form-I, you have to press ‘Upload’ button.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Now click on ‘Choose File’ button, and navigate through to reach the destination folder containing the
‘Rem-file’ that was generated earlier at the time of validation of Form-I
After choosing the correct ‘Rem-file’ please click on ‘Validate&Upload’ button.
After pressing ‘Validate&Upload’ button, you will get message as ‘Form-I uploaded successfully’ and
you will get Form-I details as follows,
Then press the Home button, you will get the following screen,
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Then click on the radio button given under ‘Select’ heading. Then click on ‘Declaration’ button to
download the Declaration. The Declaration will appear as follows,
After downloading Declaration, take a print of the same and please sign it and save it in soft copy
format for uploading purpose.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Documents Upload
7. For uploading all concerned documents of Form-I, please select the radio button of Form-I and
then click on ‘Upload Documents’ button as shown below,
After pressing ‘Upload Documents’ button, you will get the following screen where you have to add the
concerned documents.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
After pressing ‘Add’ button, you will get ‘Documents Upload’ screen where you have to select the
Document Name from the list given as shown below.
After selecting the Document Name, click on ‘Choose File’ button to navigate to the destination folder
where the documents are saved.
Then press on ‘Documents Upload’ button.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
You will see status of upload as ‘Document Stored Successfully’.
As like this, repeat the above activity till all the concerned documents get uploaded.
After completion of upload activity, by pressing ‘Exit’ button you will see the list of documents that were
uploaded related to that particular form as follows,
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
If there is any mistake in uploading the documents, you can remove it. For that you have to select the
document selection radio button and then press the ‘Remove’ button.
Please note that you can Add/ Remove any document only before submission of the application form.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
If you feel that the Form-I you uploaded is wrong, then you can ‘Delete’ it by pressing ‘Delete’ button.
Please note that in the process of deletion, the uploaded Form-I as well as the concerned uploaded
documents also get deleted. The facility of deleting the form is available only before submission of
application form.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
Submission of Form-I
8. After completion of document upload, please click on the radio button under select heading. Then
click on ‘Submit’ button. You will get message that your form is submitted successfully.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
After submission of Form-I application, you will be able to print acknowledgment of application in Form-I
as well as print of filled Form-I. For that first of all, select the appropriate radio button and then press
‘Print’ button or ‘Acknowledgement’ button.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I
After following the above process, you are ready to avail the offerings under Amnesty Scheme 2016.
AMNESTY SCHEME 2016 | User Manual for uploading Form-I