Over 62.40 lakh caste certificates have been prepared under State Government's special campaign to prepare and distribute caste certificates in schools. Process to prepare caste certificates has been restarted with start of new academic session. Caste certificates are also being kept safe with digital signatures in digital repository. As a result, its electronic copy will be available online and can be downloaded anytime and anywhere.Caste certificates are being printed in districts as per quality of paper and printing prescribed by General Administration Department. Madhya Pradesh is perhaps the first state to do so. Till date, 12.27 lakh certificates have been distributed to scheduled castes, 20.58 lakh scheduled tribes, 29.39 lakh other backward classes, 14745 denotified tribes and 560 caste certificates have been distributed to nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes.
As many as 4.79 lakh caste certificates have been prepared in Bhopal division including 36,755 in Bhopal district, 1.32 lakh in Rajgarh, 95,303 in Vidisha, 1.23 lakh in Sehore and 91,347 in Raisen district.In Gwalior division 4.54 lakh certificates have been prepared including 94,761 in Gwalior district, 26,79 in Datia, 1.39 lakh in Shivpuri district, 97,940 in Guna and 96,311 in Ashok Nagar district.In Indore division, 14.4 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 1.85 lakh in Indore district, 1.94 lakh in Dhar, 2.89 lakh in Khargone, 1.34 lakh in Barwani, 1.93 lakh in Jhabua, 90,625 in Alirajpur, 2.4 lakh in Khandwa district and 1.13 lakh in Burhanpur district.In Jabalpur division, 13.18 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 1.78lakh in Jabalpur division, 1.4 lakh in Katni, 1.30 lakh in Narsinghpur, 1.52 lakh in Mandla, 2.603 lakh, 1.67 lakh in Seoni, 2.83 lakh in Balaghat and 1.1 lakh in Dindori district.
In Ujjain division, 8.83 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 56 thousand in Ujjain district, 1.14 lakh in Neemuch, 2.12 lakh in Mandsaur, 1.55 lakh in Ratlam, 1.8 lakh in Shajapur, 1.46 lakh in Dewas and 88,428 in Agar-Malwa district. In Sagar division, 6.29 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 1.46 lakh in Sagar district, 90,246 in Tikamgarh, 1.49 lakh in Chhatarpur, 1.1lakh in Panna and 1.42 lakh in Damoh district.In Rewa division, 4.1 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 1.22 lakh in Rewa district, 89,404 in Satna, 1.22 lakh in Sidhi and 66,903 in Singrauli district. In Narmadapuram division, 2.61 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 69,861 in Betul district, 75,213 in Harda and 1.16 lakh in Hoshangabad district.In Chambal division, 2.20 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 59,253 in Sheopur district, 1.8 lakh in Morena and 52,718 in Bhind district.In Shahdol division, 1.86 lakh caste certificates have been prepared including 46,227 in Umaria district, 63,249 in Anuppur and 76,995 in Shahdol district.