New Delhi: A child’s birth certificate may bear the stamp of his or her being a dalit, as per the draft guidelines framed by the government.
To ease the difficulties faced by SC and ST students, schools in all states and Union Territories will soon also be made responsible for issuing caste and domicile certificates to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students when they are studying in Class 8.
The step has been taken as the Centre has been receiving representations from time to time regarding the difficulties faced by SC and ST candidates in obtaining caste or domicile certificates while applying for admission, and services under the Central government.
The domicile certificate is issued by the authority concerned of the state government or Union Territories to prove that the person bearing the certificate is a resident of the issuing state or UT.
The certificate is issued as proof of residence to avail of domicile or resident quotas in educational institutions and in the state or Central government services, as also in the case of jobs where preference to local residents is available.
“The possibility may also be explored to indicate the SC or ST status in the birth certificate,” reads the Department of Personnel and Training’s draft guideline for states and UTs.
To help these students, the head of the student’s school would get the necessary documents filled up by students in Class 8.
A window of two months — September-October, or any other time frame decided by the state government or UT — may be allocated for completion of this exercise.
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