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should ensure at their own level that veracity of the Caste/Community certificate referred to
the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of
receipt of request from such authority. The State/UT Governments were also requested to
initiate disciplinary proceedings against the officers who default in timely verification of Caste
Status.

(iv) DoPT, vide letter No. 41034/3/2012-Estt (Res) dated 11.4.2012 (copy at Annexure-IV),
have reiterated the above instructions dated 20.3.2007 requesting the State/UT Governments
to issue instructions to the concerned district authorities to ensure veracity of the
Caste/Community Certificate referred to them and report the same to the appointing authority
within one month of receipt of request from such authority. This letter also conveys the

directions of the Parliamentary Committee at that time on the Welfare of SCs and STs that the
State/UT Governments may constitute a District-Level Committee in each District which may
hold regular meetings to ensure timely verification of Caste Certificates.

(v) DoPT OM No. 36011/l/2012-Estt (SCT) dated 8.10.2015 (copy at Annexure-V) reiterates
the earlier instructions on timely and effective verification of the Caste Certificate so that the
benefit of reservation and other scheme of concessions etc. go only to the rightful claimants.

(vi) DoPT letter No. 36011/1/2012-Estt (SCT) dated 14.3.2016 (copy at Annexure-VI)
addressed to all State/UT Government again reiterates the earlier instructions on verification
of Caste Certificate within a reasonable time.

4. In view of the above, all State/UT Governments are again requested that the above-
mentioned instructions may be brought to the notice of all the concerned officers, and it may
be ensured that the process of caste verification is completed within a reasonable time, and the
concerned appointing authorities are informed about the veracity of the Caste Certificate of the
candidates/employees within one month of the receipt of such request from the concerned
appointing authority.

5. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P).

[DOPT OM No. 41034/4/2020- Estt. (Res.-I) dated 19-03-2021]

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