The State Government has further simplified the process of preparation of the caste certificates in the State. As per the decision, the application of the seeker of the caste certificate would not be rejected even if the documents submitted are prior to 1950.
District Collector NS Mandavi said that the applicants were facing practical difficulties in the procurement of old records and documents required for seeking caste certificates.
In the absence of the documents many applicants could not get a caste certificate made, he said.
Mandavi said that the applications could be sent even by post or through CHOICE centres. The caste certificate could be issued within a month of receiving the applications.
He said that earlier it took six months for issuing a caste certificate. The issuance of caste certificates in future would also be brought under the ambit of Chhattisgarh lok Seva Guarantee Act.
The caste certificates are also being issued through schools to students studying from Class 9 to 12 and their verification would be carried out through a ‘Random system’, Mandavi said .
In case of issuance of a temporary caste certificate, the permanent certificate could be issued after due verification by a competent officer, he said.
In the absence of documents required for caste
certificate, the same could be issued by taking the Gram Sabha as a witness to verify the caste of the applicant, Mandavi said.