Caste
Certificates
 Schedule Caste/Scheduled Tribe Certificate
Other Backward Class Certificate
Schedule
caste/Scheduled Tribe certificate
(a) In case of persons who have
been residing in Delhi since 20.09.51, and in case of their children, the procedure
of issuance of SC/ST certificate is as follows:-
Q. Where do I have to go
and during which hours?
To the office of Sub-Divisional
Magistrate in whose jurisdiction you reside, during 9.30 a.m. to 1.00
p.m. to collect the blank form and 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. to collect
the certificate on any working day.
Click
Here to obtain the contact address of the SDM in whose
jurisdiction in your colony lies.
Q. Which papers/
documents, do I take with me?
- Application form duly attested by M.L.A., M.P., Municipal
Councilors or Gazetted Officers.
- Copy of Ration Card or other Proof of Residence.
- Birth Certificate or School Certificate showing date of
birth or if applicant is illiterate, an affidavit declaring age.
- An affidavit declaring name, fathers name, residential
address, period of residence in Delhi & caste, and attested by oath
commissioner/notary public.
- In case applicant is a married woman, proof of residential
address before marriage.
- Copy of SC Certificate of father / brother/ sister, if
any.
- Where no SC/ST Certificate has been issued to any member
of applicant’s family, two witnesses who are Government servants are required who
should give in writing that they know the person and his caste, alongwith the attested
copies of their identity Cards.
- Documents at Sr. No. 2 to 7 to be attested by a Gazetted
Officer.
What will be the criteria
used while deciding my case?
For a list of Scheduled Castes notified
for Delhi, Click here.
In case where the applicant is a
permanent resident of Delhi & has appended a copy of SC/ST certificate issued to any
member of his family, no local inquiry is conducted. In such case, verification is done
from record available in office of SDM or CCS branch in office of Divisional Commissioner.
Where the record is not available in office of SDM or CCS branch, a local inquiry is
conducted.
In case, no member of the
applicant’s family has been issued a certificate earlier, a local enquiry is
conducted.
In case of a married woman, the local
enquiry is conducted at the place of residence prior to marriage as well as the place of
residence after marriage.
Such certificate cannot be issued
to a person if he is already in possession of such certificate issued by the Competent
Authority.
Q. What are the relevant
Forms?
Click here
for the relevant Forms
Q. When will I get the
response?
You should be getting the response normally
within 21 days.
(b). Other
State SC/ST Certificate
Children of persons who have migrated after 20-09-1951 to
Delhi are also eligible for issuance of SC/ST certificate on production of their
fathers’ SC/ST Certificate issued by the competent authority of the State/Union
Territory from which they have migrated. However, in such cases, the following procedure
is applicable:-
Q. Which
papers/documents, do I take with me?
- Application form, duly attested by Class-I Gazetted
Officer.
- Birth Certificate or School Certificate.
- Copy of Ration Card or Other Proof of Residence.
- Copy of SC/ST certificate of father issued by
SDO/Tehsildar of the State. Original to be produced for examination.
All documents should be attested by a Gazetted Officer.
Q. What will be the criteria used while
deciding my case?
For list of Scheduled Castes notified in
Delhi, Click here
The SC/ST Certificate belonging to the
applicant’s father will be examined the time of submission of the form by the
applicant’s. In cases where the father’s certificate has over-writing or is
illegible or the stamp of the issuing authority is very faint or the certificate is
undated, the authenticity of the father’s certificates will be ascertained from
issuing authority. Certificate will be issued subsequently.
It may be noted that
SC/ST certificate cannot be issued to a person if he is already in possession of such
certificate issued by the Competent Authority.
Q. What are the relevant
Forms?
Click here for
the relevant Forms.
Q. When will I get a
response?
In case, the original SC/ST certificate
of father of applicant is legible, you should be getting a response within 21 days. In
case verification of the certificate is required from the authority who has issued the
certificate, you should normally be getting a response within 60 days.
Other
Backward Class Certificate
Q. Who is eligible?
- In accordance with Notification No.F.28(93)/91-92/SCST
/P&S/4385-95 dated 20-01-1995 of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, 53 Castes have been notified
as Other Backward Castes (OBCs) for the purpose of reservation of 27% vacancies in Civil
posts/Services under the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (including vacancies in Public Sector
Undertaking/Local bodies under Govt. of Delhi) to be filled in by direct recruitment for
members of these castes. Click here for
Names of the said 53 Castes.
- It may be noted that the aforesaid reservation does not
apply to persons/sections mentioned in the Schedule drawn on the basis of the schedule
attached to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions (Department of
Personnel and Training) Office Memorandum No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8th
September, 1993 (i.e. persons belonging to the ‘creamy layer’). Click Here for Schedule.
- Further, a Commission known as "Commission for Other
Backward Classes of the National Capital Territory of Delhi" is constituted in Delhi
as a permanent body, to examine and recommend requests for inclusion and complaints of
over-inclusion and under-inclusion in the list of Other Backward Classes.
Q. Where do I have to go
and during which hours?
To the office of Sub-Divisional
Magistrate in whose jurisdiction you reside, during 10.00 a.m. to 1.00
p.m. to collect the form and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. to collect the certificates
on any working day.
Click Here to obtain the contact address of the SDM in
whose jurisdiction in your colony lies.
Q. Which
papers/documents, do I take with me?
- Application form completely filled.
- Birth Certificate or School Certificate.
- Two Passport Size Photographs (One should be attested by
the Gazetted Officer).
- Copy of Ration Card as Proof of Residence.
- Affidavit showing the caste, income and agricultural land
owned by the applicant, if any.
- Pay Certificate of the last month, in case of Govt.
employees.
- Copy of O.B.C. Certificate of father/brother, if any.
- A letter from the Registered Society of the Caste, if any.
- In case of married woman :-
- Affidavit from her father showing his income and caste.
- Copy of O.B.C. Certificate of the father/brother, if any.
Q. What will be the
criteria used while deciding my case?
In case where the applicant has appended
the OBC certificate of his father issued from other State, the authenticity of
father’s certificate may be ascertained from issuing authority.
A local enquiry is conducted in all cases
to verify applicant’s residence/income/caste and whether he/she belongs to the
‘creamy layer’.
The certificate cannot be issued to
a person if he is already in possession of such certificate.
Q. What are the relevant
Forms?
Click here
for relevant Forms
Q. When will I get the
response?
You should be getting the response normally
within 21 days.
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