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Q.11. Who will be responsible where acceptance for SC/ST domicile certificate is
mandatorily done through Citizen Services Centres?

Answer: In states where acceptance for SC/ST domicile certificate is mandatorily done only
through Citizen Service Centres, it will be the responsibility of the Headmaster of the School for
collection of the documents and ensuring that the application is digitally sent to the concerned
authorities from the nearest Citizen Service Centres. If there is already a time limit prescribed
by the State authorities through executive order or regulation for issuing such certificates, then
such time frame may be adhered to.

Q.12.What is the existing procedure for issuing of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
certificates? Who is the competent authority to issue the same?

Answer: Caste certificates are issued by the concerned State Government authorized
authorities. Each State Government/UT administration has laid down its own procedure for
issuance of certificates.

Efforts are being made to standardize the format of the certificate as far as possible.

Wherever feasible, efforts be made to issue the certificate in bilingual including the
language (s) of the State.

The Central Government accepts the certificates issued by the following authorities on
the prescribed format:-

(1) District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner /
Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub
Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant
Commissioner.

(2) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency
Magistrate.

(3) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and

(4) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and /or his family normally
resides.

Instructions have been issued recently vide O.M.No. 36011/1/2012-Estt.(Res.) dated
8th October 2015 providing that where a candidate belonging to a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled
Tribe and Other Backward Classes is unable to produce a certificate from any of the prescribed
authorities, he/she may be appointed provisionally on the basis of whatever prima-facie proof
he/she is able to produce in support of his/her claim subject to his/her furnishing the
prescribed certificate within a reasonable time and if there is genuine difficulty in his/her
obtaining a certificate, the appointing authority should itself verify his/her claim through the
District Magistrate concerned.

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