The department of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and other backward classes on Wednesday provided training to 40 revenue officials of 12 districts, as the State authorities geared up to issue caste certificates online.
On the direction of the Chhattisgarh Government, the training was conducted at the department commissioner’s office, an official statement said. Among others who received the training, include deputy collectors, sub-divisional officers, tehsildar, and Naib tehsildars. After learning the techniques, they will provide training to other concerned including the revenue officials of their respective regions.
The state’s additional chief secretary NK Aswal had earlier directed in a departmental review meeting to hold such training for revenue officials and educate them on the procedure adopted for the issuance of caste certificate online.
The prominent among those who attended the one-day training programme include secretary of the department K.Murugan, commissioner M.S.Paraste, and additional director Sarada Verma and other senior officials.
While providing them training, the senior officials said the online issuance of caste certificate will make the process easy for both the people and the government officials. It will reduce crowd at the office of the revenue departments.
People, students and others seeking caste certificates no more need to take the pain of visiting the revenue offices repeatedly. The officials who received the training were told to create awareness among the people about the new system so that they avail it easily and take the benefit out of it.