Chhattisgarh Government's Big Decision in the Interest of Students

• 11 Nov 2022

Why In News?

According to the information received from the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on November 10, 2022, it has been decided by the Chhattisgarh government in the interest of the students that instead of issuing caste certificates to the students, caste certificates will now be issued once every year. The caste certificates issued to the students will be like permanent records.

Key Points

• According to the decision of the state government, in the directive issued by the General Administration Department to all collectors in this regard, it has been clarified that the recognition of permanent social status certificate (caste certificate) will not be limited by time, that is, it will not be timeless, it will be for the rest of the time. It is a permanent record in a way.
• There is no need to issue caste proof again and again. In case of loss of caste certificate, a duplicate of it can also be issued by the authorized officer.
• Collectors have been instructed that caste and residence certificates of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and other backward class students studying from class VI to XII in all government, private schools and central board schools located in Chhattisgarh state should be distributed in their schools only while studying in their schools and the said camp should be continued continuously every year.
• Collectors have been instructed to issue caste certificates, residence certificates pending in schools by the next academic session. Collectors have been instructed to mandatorily send monthly progress reports in this regard to the General Administration Department (Reservation Cell).