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Verify SC/ST certificates, Statesman News Service KOLKATA, Oct. 6: The Centre has asked the state government to carefully scrutinise Scheduled Caste, Tribe and OBC certificates submitted by people while securing jobs in government offices after several cases of caste certificates being forged have been reported. The letter, issued by Mr R Ramanujam, joint secretary of the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions to the chief secretary, said stern action would be taken against officers who do not verify the caste status or issue false certificates. A senior state government official said instructions had been sent to all the district magistrates to ensure that SC/ST and OBC certificates are carefully examined by the appointing authorities in the district. He said during police verification of a candidate belonging to SC/ST or OBC, the caste certificate is not examined by police. Only certificates of the candidate's educational qualifications are carefully examined. Police personnel also visit the educational institution where the candidate had studied and his residence for inquiry. On the basis of police verification, a provisional appointment letter is issued and as there is delay in getting the scrutiny report of the caste certificate, the candidate receives confirmation in due course of time . He said it had come to the notice of the administration that particularly in Malda and Murshidabad a large number of teachers had got jobs by submitting forged certificates. They had obtained the certificate in collusion with unscrupulous employees. It has now been decided that all certificates submitted by the SC/ST and OBC candidates will be examined along with the certificates of qualification and within a month, a report will be submitted to the concerned department on the basis of which appointment letters will be issued
