Motorcycle finance company Bajaj Auto Finance has entered into an arrangement with post offices across India to enable buyers get information through brochures available at post offices, as well as apply for two-wheeler loans from the company.
Subsequently, customers can also make loan repayments by depositing money in post offices.
The project is being launched with Tamil Nadu as pilot/nodal office and the arrangement will initially be rolled out across 18 locations in the State, Bajaj Auto said in a statement.
Pradeep Srivastava, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto, said: “By joining up with India Post we intend to reach all our customers in the remotest corners of the country.”
Charles Lobo, Chief Postmaster General, TN Circle, India Post, said: “Bajaj has been one of the brands and names we have associated ourselves with for ages. We hope to take this initiative to great heights by delivering easy and convenient finance options to our customers through all our post offices.”
This arrangement shall initially be rolled out across the following 18 locations across Tamil Nadu
1 CHENNAI 2 COIMBATORE 3 CHENGALPATTU 4 DHARMAPURI 5 DINDIGUL 6 ERODE 7 KUMBHAKONAM 8 MADURAI 9 NAGARCOIL 10 SALEM 11 SIVAKASI 12 TENKASI 13 THANJAVUR 14 THIRUVARUR 15 TIRUCHIRAPALLI 16 TIRUNELVELI 17 TIRUVALLUR 18 VELLORE
Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com
The Income Declaration Scheme 2016 to open from 1st June 2016
The Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 incorporated as Chapter IX of the Finance Act 2016 provides an opportunity to all persons who have not declared income correctly in earlier years to come forward and declare such undisclosed income(s).
Under the Scheme, such income as declared by the eligible persons, would be taxed at the rate of 30% plus a‘Krishi Kalyan Cess’ of 25% on the taxes payable and a penalty at the rate of 25% of the taxes payable, thereby totalling to 45% of the income declared under the scheme.
The scheme shall remain in force for a period of 4 months from 1st June, 2016 to 30th September, 2016 for filing of declarations and payments towards taxes, surcharge & penalty must be made latest by 30th November, 2016. Declarations can be filed online or with the jurisdictional Pr. Commissioners of Income-tax across the country.
- The scheme shall apply to undisclosed income whether in the form of investment in assets or otherwise, pertaining to Financial Year 2015-16 or earlier.
- Where the declaration is in the form of investment in assets, the Fair Market Value of such asset as on 1st June 2016 shall be deemed to be the undisclosed income under the Scheme. However, foreign assets or income to which the Black Money Act 2015 applies are not eligible for declaration under this scheme.
- Assets specified in the declaration shall be exempt from Wealth tax.
- No Scrutiny and enquiry under the Income-tax Act or the Wealth tax Act shall be undertaken in respect of such declarations.
- Immunity from prosecution under the Income-tax Act and Wealth Tax Act is also provided along with immunity from the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 subject to transfer of asset to actual owner within the period specified in the Rules.
- Non-payment of total taxes, surcharge & penalty in time or declaration by misrepresentation or suppression of facts shall render the declaration void.
- The circumstances in which the Scheme shall not apply or where a person is held to be ineligible are specified in section 196 (Chapter IX) of the Finance Act, 2016.
- Non declaration of undisclosed income under the Scheme, will render such undisclosed income liable to tax in the previous year in which it is detected by the Income tax Department. Other penal consequences will also follow accordingly.
The full text of the Scheme is available on the departmental website www.incometaxindia.gov.in for viewing. The relevant rules and forms for the same are to be notified shortly.
Central government ministries and departments will now be rewarded for successful implementation of e-Office or 'paperless office' initiative.
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI)
Central government ministries and departments will now be rewarded for successful implementation of e-Office or 'paperless office' initiative. The move is aimed at improving the ease of governance and expediting the administrative process.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh has written to all ministers to take urgent action to shift to paperless functioning mode in a time bound manner. "It is one of the priority works of the government. We are writing to all ministers for going paperless. The e-Office will help in speeding up administrative work and result in saving money for the exchequer," he told PTI.
Singh said those doing exemplary work in this project may be given awards for excellence in public administration, which are given annually by the Prime Minister on civil services day. In his letter, the Minister said one of the agendas of the minimum government-maximum governance is to adopt e-Office in all government functioning for achieving the goal of governance with accountability, transparency and innovation (GATI), which is the sine-qua-non for achieving Prime Minister's Mission of PRAGATI.
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is providing financial assistance for implementation of e-Office initiative. "In order to give encouragement towards implementation of e-Office across central ministries or departments, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) is also providing financial assistance for implementation of e-Office based realistic estimates duly vetted by National Informatics Centre (NIC). "It is also finalising a scheme for awarding better performing Ministries and Departments in e-Office," the letter reads.
The DARPG acts as nodal authority for the implementation of e-Office in central ministries with the help of the technical partner NIC. "It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has completely transformed itself to an e-Office platform, while the Ministry of Rural Development is close to achieving it," the letter said, citing works done by the two government departments.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
Procedure for submission of declaration by person claiming receipt of certain incomes without deduction of tax in Form 15G/15H
F. No. DGIT(S)/ADG(S)-2/TDS e-filing Notification/110/2016
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Directorate of Income Tax (Systems)
Notification No 7/2016
New Delhi, 4th May, 2016
Procedure for submission of declaration by person claiming receipt of certain incomes without deduction of tax in Form 15G/15H under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (1A) of section 197A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 290 of Income-tax Rules, 1962
As per sub-rule (1) of rule 290 (Declaration by person claiming receipt of certain incomes without deduction of tax) of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereunder referred as the Rules) a declaration under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (1A) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15G and declaration under sub-section (1C) of section 197A shall be in Form No. 15H.
2. As per sub-rule (3) of rule 290, the person responsible for paying any income of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) or sub-section (1C) of section 197A, shall allot a unique identification number to each declaration received by him in Form No.15G and Form No.15H respectively during every quarter of the financial year in accordance with the procedures, formats and standards specified by the Principal Director-General of Income-tax (Systems) under sub-rule (7) of rule 29C.
3. As per sub-rule (4) of rule 29C, the person referred to in sub-rule (3) herein shall furnish the particulars of declaration received by him during any quarter of the financial year along with the unique identification number allotted by him under sub-rule (3) in the statement of deduction of tax of the said quarter in accordance with the provisions of clause (vii) of sub-rule (4) of rule 31A. As per sub-rule (7) of rule 29C, the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the procedures, formats and standards for the purposes of furnishing and verification of the declaration, allotment of unique identification number and furnishing or making available the declaration to the income tax authority and shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration in relation to the furnishing of the particulars of declaration in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule 29C.
4. In exercise of the powers delegated by Central Board of Direct Taxes (‘Board’) under sub-rule (7) of rule 29C of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) hereby lays down the following procedures:
a. Registration: The deductor/collector is required to register by logging in to the e-filing website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/) of the Income Tax Department. To file the “Statement of Form 15G/15H”, deductor should hold a valid TAN. Following path is to be used for the registration process:
Register yourself- >Tax Deductor & Collector
b. Preparation: The prescribed schema for Form 15G/15H and utility to prepare XML file can be downloaded from the e-filing website home page under forms (other than ITR) tab. The Form 15G/15H utility can be used to prepare the xml zip file. The declaration is required to be submitted using a Digital Signature Certificate. The signature file for the zipped file can be generated using the DSC Management Utility (available under Downloads in the e-Filing website httgs://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/)
c. Submission: The designated person is required to login to the e-filing website using TAN and go to e-File -> Upload Form 15G/15H. The designated person is required to upload the “Zip” file along with the signature file (generated as explained in para (b) above). Once uploaded, the status of the statement shall be shown as “Uploaded”. The uploaded file shall be processed and validated at the e-filing portal (list of validations are given in the user manual). Upon validation, the status shall be either “Accepted” or “Rejected which will reflect within 24 hours from the time of upload. The status of uploaded file will be visible at My account -> View Form 15G/15H. In case the submitted file is “Rejected”, the reason for rejection shall be displayed and the corrected statement can be uploaded again.
(Gopal Mukherjee)
Pr. DGIT (Systems), CBDT
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued press release on review of performance of public servants.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensionsrsonnel, Public Grievances & Pensionsril, 2016 15:09 IST
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
28-April-2016 15:09 IST
Review of performance of public servants
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is aware that review of performance of public servants occurs only after attaining age of 50 years or completion of 30 years of service. As per Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (j):
“The Appropriate Authority shall, if it is in the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do, have the absolute right to retire any Government servant by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice:
If he is in Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ service or post in a substantive, quasi-permanent or temporary capacity and had entered Government service before attaining the age of 35 years, after he has attained the age of 50 years.
(i) in any other case after he has attained the age of fifty-five years”.
(ii) In addition, as per Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972, at any time after a Government servant has completed thirty years' qualifying service, he may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest, and in the case of such retirement the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension provided that the appointing authority may also give a notice in writing to a Government servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice.
Further, as per Rule 16(3) (amended) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the Central Government may, in consultation with the State Government concerned, require a Member of the Service to retire from Service in public interest, after giving such Member at least three month's previous notice in writing or three month's pay and allowances in lieu of such notice, -
after the review when such Member completes 15 years of qualifying Service; or
(i) after the review when such Member completes 25 years of qualifying Service or attains the age of 50 years, as the case may be; or
(ii) if the review referred to in (i) or (ii) above has not been conducted, after the review at any other time as the Central Government deems fit in respect of such Member.
(iii) The above provisions have been reiterated from time to time and recently vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 25013/02/2005-AIS-II dated 28.06.2012 and 03.08.2015, and O.M. No. 25013/1/2013-Estt.A-IV dated 11.09.2015.
Disciplinary cases are conducted as per prescribed procedures. Normally, the details and monitoring of disciplinary cases is to be done by the respective cadre authorities. The Central Government has also from time to time been stressing on the need to complete disciplinary cases expeditiously and monitoring the same.
This was stated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Vivek Gupta in the Rajya Sabha today.
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KSD/NK/PK/RS-569
(Release ID :142399)
“The Appropriate Authority shall, if it is in the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do, have the absolute right to retire any Government servant by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice:
If he is in Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ service or post in a substantive, quasi-permanent or temporary capacity and had entered Government service before attaining the age of 35 years, after he has attained the age of 50 years.
(i) in any other case after he has attained the age of fifty-five years”.
(ii) In addition, as per Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972, at any time after a Government servant has completed thirty years' qualifying service, he may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest, and in the case of such retirement the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension provided that the appointing authority may also give a notice in writing to a Government servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice.
Further, as per Rule 16(3) (amended) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the Central Government may, in consultation with the State Government concerned, require a Member of the Service to retire from Service in public interest, after giving such Member at least three month's previous notice in writing or three month's pay and allowances in lieu of such notice, -
after the review when such Member completes 15 years of qualifying Service; or
(i) after the review when such Member completes 25 years of qualifying Service or attains the age of 50 years, as the case may be; or
(ii) if the review referred to in (i) or (ii) above has not been conducted, after the review at any other time as the Central Government deems fit in respect of such Member.
(iii) The above provisions have been reiterated from time to time and recently vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 25013/02/2005-AIS-II dated 28.06.2012 and 03.08.2015, and O.M. No. 25013/1/2013-Estt.A-IV dated 11.09.2015.
Disciplinary cases are conducted as per prescribed procedures. Normally, the details and monitoring of disciplinary cases is to be done by the respective cadre authorities. The Central Government has also from time to time been stressing on the need to complete disciplinary cases expeditiously and monitoring the same.
This was stated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Vivek Gupta in the Rajya Sabha today.
(Release ID :142399)
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
CIRCLE UNION URGED CPMG, TN OVER PHONE TO TAKE SWIFT ACTION ON RELEASING OF LOCKED IDs.- NOW SETTLED
FINACLE இன்றைய பிரச்சினையும்
தற்காலிக தீர்வும்
(THROUGHOUT INDIA)
மாலை 04.30 :-
மீண்டும் FINACLE INACCESS பிரச்சினை தலை தூக்கி உள்ளது. இன்று மாலை, மாநிலச் சங்கத்திற்கு நிறைய புகார்கள் வந்தன. 3 முறைக்கு மேல் போனால் USER ID LOCK ஆகிவிடுகிறது என்றும் அடிக்கடி FINACLE ACCESS பிரச்சினை எழுவதால் தற்போது கிட்டத்தட்ட அனைத்து அலுவலகங்களிலும் இதே பிரச்சினைதான் என்றும் CPMG அவர்களிடம் பிரச்சினையைஉடனே எடுத்துச்செல்ல வேண்டும் என்றும் நிறைய தோழர்கள் கோரினார்கள். கீழே காணும் MAIL நகல் பார்க்கவும்.
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From: tncirclenisgteam@googlegroups.[mailto:tncirclenisgteam@
On Behalf Of Circle
Processing Centre(CBS), TN Circle
Sent: 12 May 2016 16:11
To: Elango Vaithiyanathan
Cc: CEPT-FSI TEAM; Giriraj Ponnambalam; Technology Tamil Nadu Circle;
Savings Bank; tncirclenisgteam
Subject: Re: Finacle Inaccessible dtd 12.05.2016
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Dear Mr. Elango
We are waiting for centralised release of locked ids. Please see
screenshot from our Inbox/. We have 648 mails unattended. SSO Admin
is also not working and we are not able to answer calls and mails.
PLEASE DO ARRANGE FOR CENTRALISED RELEASE OF USER IDs if not users
will not be able to clear their pending works/ verification and will
impact EOD very badly.
MATTER URGENT PLEASE
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இந்தப் பிரச்சினை உடனடியாக CPMG அவர்களின் கவனத்திற்கு நம் மாநிலச் சங்கத்தால் கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டது. அவரும் உடனே CENTRALISED ஆக LOCK RELEASE செய்திட உடன் நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பதாக உறுதி கூறினார் .
தினசரி VIDEO CONFERENCING போட்டு முன்னேற்றம் குறித்துப் பரிமாறிக்கொள்ளும் நிர்வாகத்தினர், இது போன்ற மோசமான பிரச்சினைகளை CPMG கவனத்துக்கு கொண்டு செல்லமாட்டார்களா ?
தமிழகம் முழுதுமே ஸ்தம்பித்தாலும், பொது மக்கள் சேவை பாதிக்கப் பட்டாலும் , B.O. கணக்குகள் கொண்டுவர முடியாமல் முடங்கிப் போனாலும், இது குறித்து மாநில தலைமை அதிகாரி கவனத்திற்கு ஏன் கொண்டு செல்லாமல் மறைக்கப்படுகிறது?சிந்திக்க வேண்டிய கேள்வி ?
தற்போது தீர்வுக்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்திடும் CPMG அவர்கள் , முன்பே இது அவரது கவனத்திற்கு எடுத்துச் செல்லப்பட்டால் , முன்னதாகவே பிரச்சினைக்கு தீர்வு காண முடியாதா ?
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மாலை 06.30 மணிக்கு CPMG அவர்களிடமிருந்து வந்த செய்தி :-
பிரச்சினை தற்போது சரி செய்யப்பட்டு விட்டதாகவும் , VALIDATION கொடுத்தபிறகு ( இனிமேல்தான் B.O. கணக்குகளை INCORPORATE செய்ய முடியும் ) ஊழியர்கள் வீட்டுக்குச் செல்லலாம் என்றும் தெரிவித்தார்கள்.
எது எப்படியோ, நமது CPMG அவர்கள் அவரது எல்லைக்குட்பட்ட வரையில், எந்தப் பிரச்சினையிலும் உடன் கவனம் செலுத்தும் அதிகாரியாக உள்ளார் என்பது மகிழ்ச்சியே . உடன் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்த CPMG அவர்களுக்கு நம் மாநிலச் சங்கத்தின் நன்றியைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.
கீழே பார்க்க மாலை 06.06 க்கு கொடுக்கப் பட்ட MAIL நகலை :-
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From: Circle Processing Centre(CBS), TN Circle <cpccbs.tncircle@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:06 PM
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:06 PM
To: CBS Madurai; Datamigration controlroom; cbsrowr CBE; Regional IT
Team, Tiruchirappalli Region; Regional Migration Command Center
Western Region
Subject: Re: Finacle Inaccessible dtd 12.05.2016
Sir/ Madam
Finacle is working now at SOLs as per information received from many
of the SOLs . At CPC also we are able to access finalce.
Kindly advice the SOLs suitably to complete pending work and execute
EOD asap. For user issues SPOCs may send mail to us consolidatedly
if possible if not SOLs can send.
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CIRCLE UNION RECORDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY OF COM. P.B.S., EX- CIRCLE PRESIDENT OF OUR P3 CIRCLE UNION !
கண்ணீர் அஞ்சலி !
தமிழ் மாநில அஞ்சல் மூன்று சங்கத்தின் முன்னாள் மாநிலத் தலைவர் மதிப்புக்குரிய தோழர். P.B.S. என்று அனைவராலும் அன்புடன் அழைக்கப் படும்
திருவண்ணாமலை
தோழர். P . பாலசுப்ரமணியன் அவர்கள்
இன்று (12.05.2016) காலை சுமார் 11.00 மணியளவில் மாரடைப்பால் காலமானார் என்ற செய்தியை அறிவிக்க வருந்துகிறோம் . அவரது இறுதிச்சடங்கு நாளை காலை திருவண்ணாமலை சட்டாநாயக்கன் தெரு அவரது இல்லத்தில் வைத்து நடைபெறும். தோழர். PBS மறைவிற்கு நம் அஞ்சல் மூன்று மாநிலச் சங்கத்தின் ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கலை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம் ! அவரது ஆன்மா அமைதி பெற வேண்டுகிறோம் !
CHIEF PMG, KERALA DECLARED CLOSED HOLIDAY FOR ALL THE OFFICES IN DEPARTMENT OF POST IN KERALA CIRCLE
TO THE KIND NOTICE OF OUR CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL , TN CIRCLE
கேரளாவைப் பாருங்கள் ! எந்த உத்திரவாக இருந்தாலும் தெளிவான உத்திரவாக உள்ளது ! தமிழகத்தைப் போல் இல்லை ! நம்முடைய CPMG அவர்கள் அடுத்த நிலை அதிகாரிகளின் முடிவுக்கு கட்டுப்பட்டவராக இல்லாமல், தானே முடிவுகளை எடுக்க வேண்டுகிறோம் ! அது வெள்ள முன்பணம் வழங்கும் உத்திரவாக இருந்தாலும் சரி, அல்லது அஞ்சலகங்களில் 'BUSINESS HOURS' நிர்ணயிக்கும் உத்திரவாக இருந்தாலும் சரி, CASUAL LABOURகளுக்கு ஊதிய நிர்ணய உத்திரவாக இருந்தாலும் சரி ! கேரளா மாநில அஞ்சல் நிர்வாகம் மிகத் தெளிவாகவே முடிவுகளை எடுக்கிறது !
REQUEST TO CHIEF PMG, TN CIRCLE TO TAKE DECISIONS ON HIS OWN ! PL SEE THE ORDER RELEASED BY KERALA CIRCLE ON DECLARING HOLIDAY TO POST OFFICES ON POLLING DAY. PL ALSO SEE THE ORDER RELEASED BY TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE. PL SEE THE DECISIONS OF KERALA CIRCLE, WHETHER IT MAY BE IN IMPLEMENTING 'POST OFFICE BUSINESS HOURS' ORDERS OF DIRECTORATE, OR IN IMPLEMENTING 'CASUAL LABOURER WAGE FIXATION' ORDERS OF THE DIRECTORATE ! EVEN IN GRANTING FLOOD ADVANCE, THE ORDERS ISSUED BY OUR CIRCLE IS CONFUSING ! WILL IT BE LOOKED INTO ?
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016
Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School: DoPT's Order
No. 36028/1/2014-Estt.(Res.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment - Reservation (I) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 06.5.2016
To,
The Chief Secretaries of all the States /Union Territories
Subject: Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School
Madam/Sir,
The Residence/Domicile Certificate is generally issued by the concerned authority of the State Government/Union Territory to prove that the person bearing the Certificate is a domicile/resident of the State/Union Territory by which the certificate is being issued. Such certificate is issued as proof of residence to avail Domicile/Resident quotas in educational institutional and in the State/Central Government services, as also in the case of jobs where preference to local residents is available as per government instructions from time to time.
2. The administrative responsibility of issue of residency and caste certificate is with the State Governments/Union Territories.
3. Government of India is examining the possibility of issue of ‘Caste Certificate’ and the 'Residence /Domicile Certificate' of the students from SC/ST communities all over the country when they are in Class -V or Class VIII.
4. A suggestion has been made that the Head Master/Principal of the School in which the student is studying can get the necessary documents/papers filled up from the students, get them collected and submit them to the relevant State Government authority for making the requisite certificates. When the certificates are made, these can be given to the students and would be kept with them for safe custody to avail the benefits/concessions and facilities available to the concerned category of students.
4. In order to facilitate a uniform procedure, ‘as a citizen friendly initiative, an advisory as per Annexure has been prepared and being circulated to all the States/Union’Territories for their consideration, as far as practicable.
5. It is requested that the State Governments/UTs may consider issue of appropriate instructions either based on these guidelines or according to their own convenience, in facilitating issue of such certificates.
Yours sincerely,
sd/-
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Annexure
Advisory to States/Union Territories on issue of Residence/Caste/Tribe Certificate to students in School
· The Government is committed to ensuring citizen centric governance through citizen friendly initiative. A number of representations have been received by this department regarding difficulties faced by Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates and other than SC/ST students, in obtaining caste/tribe/residence certificates, while applying for admission, posts and services under the Central Government.
· Issue of residence/caste/tribe certificate is under the domain of the State/UT administration. The Residence /Caste/Tribe Certificate is issued by the concerned authority of the State Government/Union Territory to prove that the person bearing the Certificate is a resident of the State/Union Territory by which the certificate is being issued.
· This issue has been deliberated at various fora. The Department of School Education & literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development has supported the initiative to prepare and distribute caste certificate to the students when they are in Class V.
· This issue has also been discussed with the Principal Secretaries of various State Governments in a meeting chaired by the Minister of State for Personnel (Public Grievances & Pensions) on 22.04.2016. During this meeting, a few States have informed that they are already issuing such certificates.
Caste/Tribe/Residence Certificate to SC/ST students
· With a view to ease the difficulties faced by the SC/ST students, it is proposed that “ Caste or Tribe Certificate" and also the “ Residence” certificate may be issued to SCIST students, all over the country, while studying in Class V/Class VIII, as an annual exercise.
· The concerned State/UniOn Territory may decide the possibility of issuing such a certificate either in class V or Class VIII.
· Once the grade of class in which the certificate will be issued is decided, it should be issued to all students in the same grade throughout the State and the same should be continued as an annual exercise.
Residence certificate
For students of Other than SCIST communities, it is proposed that Residence (Domicile Certificate) be issued to them while studying in Class V or VIII, as the case may be.
Proposed Procedure
· The Head Master of the School in which the student is studying would get the necessary documents/papers filled up from the students studying in Class V/VIII as an annual exercise for issue of Residence and also Caste/Tribe Certificate.
· A window of two months in September/October or any other time frame decided by the concerned State Government/Union Territory may be allocated/ decided for completing this exercise.
· The School Head/Principal will get the documents collected from all the SC and ST students and also other than SC/ST students and arrange to submit them to the relevant State Government authority/revenue authorities for making the requisite certificates.
· The concerned revenue/State Government authorities may scrutinise those documents and may issue the relevant certificates within a period of 30-60 days.
· If the certificate of any student is rejected for issue of the relevant certificate, reasons will be provided and provision for one time appeal may be allowed by the State authorities.
· Once the certificate is made, it may be given to the students in cellophane cover, as far as practicable, through the School authorities and would be kept with them for safe custody for availing the benefits/concessions and facilities available to the concerned category of students.
· The possibility may also be explored to indicate the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe status in the Birth certificate.
· In States where acceptance for SC/ST/Domicile certificate is mandatorily done only through Citizen Service Centres, it will be responsibility of the Headmaster of the school for collection of the documents and ensuring that the application is digitally sent to theconcerned 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.
Source: www.persmin.nic.in
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