Employment on fake SC ST Certificate: Lok Sabha Q&A

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 122

ANSWERED ON 08.08.2012

122 . Smt. PARAMJIT KAUR GULSHAN

Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
be
pleased to state:-

(a) whether the general category candidates have secured employment on the
basis of false SC/ST certificates;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise
during the last five years;

(c) the action taken against those employed on
false caste certificates;

(d) whether any criminal case has been registered
against them;

(e) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the measures/steps
taken to check recruitment on the basis of false caste certificates in future?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V.
NARAYANASAMY)

(a) to (e): Information about appointments secured on the basis
of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained.

However, the
Central Government had undertaken a one time 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.

(f): The
Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the
caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well
as every important upturn of the employee’s career.

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
certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level,
disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely
verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates. 

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