Get caste, income certificates hassle-free from next month

The government will table the proposal in the next Cabinet meeting.

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“From December 1, Government has decided to simplify procedure of getting various certificates. However, government will make also provision in law to strictly punish those who give false information in their applications,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here.

He said that for example, at present for getting OBC certificate, applicant has to give proof of verification in Delhi since 1993 required in every case, but from December 1, no proof will be required if a certificate has been issued to any relative from parental side.

Besides, no field verification will be required for OBC, SC/ST certificates and for Income Certificate, no attestation will be required from Gazetted officer and instead, only self attestation will be enough.

The government has decided to come down heavily on applicants who make false declaration. It proposes to make false declaration a cognizable office. At present, this act is non-cognisable offence and offender can face an imprisonment of upto six months or a fine of Rs 1,000 or both.

A senior officer said that to curb misuse of the facility, government will propose amendments in Sections 177 and 199 of IPC under which making false information will be cognizable offence.

“It is a state subject of amending Section 177 and 199 of IPC. Government will bring this amendment in the upcoming Assembly Session,” the official also said.

Government claimed that once the proposal is cleared by the Cabinet, people will not be required to make frequent visits to the offices and meeting officials.

The government has also proposed to reduce timeline of these 12 services. At present, there is 60-day timeline for OBC certificate and SC certificate, but government has proposed to introduce 14-day timeline for these services.

Another official said that for Birth and Death order, timeline will also be reduced from the existing 30 days to 14 days. The new timeline for Domicile certificates will be 14-days.

“Similarly, government will also change timeline for Income Certificate from 21 days to 14 days. The Government has also decided to issue Lal Dora Certificate within two weeks,” official also said.