The Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Department of Personnel and
Training (DOPT) has informed that information about appointments secured
on the basis fake/false caste certificates is not centrally
maintained.
However, the Central
Government had undertaken a onetime exercise to collect information
about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates
in the year 2010. As per information received from various
Ministries/Departments etc. 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on
the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had
been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above
1832 cases, 276 had resulted in suspension/removal etc., whereas 521
cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases
disciplinary proceedings were pending.
The Government
instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify a caste
status of SC/ST candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as
at the time of promotion.
Chief Secretaries of
States/ Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to
the district magistrates/district collectors/ deputy commissioners of
the districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc.
of caste certificates, they 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. In order to rule
out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificates and
employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary
proceedings may be initiated against the officers who default in timely
verification of caste status in such cases or issue false caste
certificates.
