In a bid to simplify and facilitate the delivery of government services through Jan Sewa, e-Suvidha, lokvani centres, the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Mr Alok Ranjan has directed all principal secretaries, secretaries, heads of departments, divisional commissioners and district magistrates to provide facility of accepting self-attested declaration of applicants to avail these government services, completely eliminating the prerequisite of submission of mandatory affidavit with the application.
He said that the no stamp paper would be required and this self-attested declaration of the applicant would be required on a plain paper. He clarified that this facility would not apply to necessity of affidavit mandatory under any Act or Rules under Act or orders of Hon’ble Courts.
These directions have been issued through a circular to all senior officers. It is mentioned in the letter that prerequisite of enclosing copies of mark-sheets or other certificates attested by a gazetted officer with the application for various purposes has also been removed. In future, self-attested mark-sheets and certificates by the applicant will be admissible and the applicant will not be compelled to enclose copies attested by gazetted officer.
The Chief Secretary said that advance action should immediately be taken to accept rectified applications at all Jan Sewa, Jan Suvidha, e-Suvidha, lok Vani centres. Necessary customization should be done in State portal, State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG), e-district application developed to provide services throughJan Sewa, Jan Suvidha, e-Suvidha, lok Vani centres. He said that all departments should take necessary action and other customization needed in this regard promptly.
Mr Ranjan told that earlier, to avail government services being provided to general public by different departments of Uttar Pradesh government, it was mandatory for the applicant to submit affidavit as an enclosure with the application, this prerequisite has been removed, thereby simplifying the procedure. The earlier requirement of submitting an affidavit for admission in educational institutes, application for employment in different departments, for getting various types of certificates, like- income certificate, caste certificate, proof of residence, etc. has been done away with. He said that in view of the cumbersome procedure and time as well as cost spent on it, the said procedure was not only taxing to the applicants but many government schemes of public interest were also being adversely affected directly or indirectly, that’s why the simplified system has been introduced.