Though Right to Public Service Act is being implemented in the state, applicants who are submitting applications for procuring income certificates, caste certificates, domicile certifies, character certificates and the like in the Janadhar office are not receiving their certificates within the stipulated 15 days. long queue of applicants was seen outside Janadhar on Thursday.
A Janadhar official said that if anyone submits an application for character certificates they are likely to receive them in 20 days. The process is delayed as the applications move in various departments.
large number of students standing in serpentine queue is seen almost every working day outside Janadhar for submitting their applications seeking such certificates. These important certificates are required to the students to apply for Government jobs.
Another Janadhar official said, “We receive around 200 applications daily seeking these certificates. The process gets stuck in tehsil , police department and other departments concerned for completing verification. We receive such certificates from tehsil after 15 or 20 days.” Jogiwala resident and college student Praveen Singh said, “I am standing in the queue to submit an application seeking character certificate and domicile certificate to be submitted along with job application forms in Government department. I do not know when I will receive it.” Prem Pal, resident of Raipur said, “I am here to apply for caste certificate to fill a form for a Government job. I do not know how long I have to wait to obtain such certificates. It is an anguished wait for all of us,” he added.