Issuance of income certificates, caste, domicile and others certificates has been largely affected at ‘Janadhar’, here as the officials concerned of the department were busy in election related works forcing large number people to wait another month.
With the lok Sabha polls scheduled at May 7 in Dehradun and other parts of the State, a majority of officials and employees in Tehsidar, SDM and DM offices are busy in election duty, affecting their routine work. Issuance of various certificates, like those related to caste, income, domicile and others have been adversely affected for the last many days.
Raipur resident Poonam said, “To enroll my children in public school under Right to Education Act, I applied for income certificate at ‘Janadhar’ in March this year but the certificate is yet to be issued by the department concerned. I visited ‘Janadhar’ at least four times earlier, everytime I was told by official to consult officials at Tehsil because the certificate being issued from Tehsil office.”
District magistrate and district election officer Dr BVRC Purushottam said that some officials at Tehsil have deputed on election duty for five days. These officials would start working in their respective offices after completion of election work, he added.