Issue of OBC Caste Certificate Format in Scheduled Languages | Acceptance of OBC certificates in scheduled languages
Subject:- Issue of OBC Caste Certificate Format in Scheduled Languages - regarding.
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No.F.No.43011/2/2022-Estt. (Res-I) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel and Training ESTT.(Estt. Reservation-I) ****** North Block, New Delhi Dated 13 April, 2023
I am directed to say that this Department has issued a letter No. 36036/2/2013-Estt.(Res.),
dated 30.05.2014, prescribing a format for OBC caste certificate. All the candidates belonging to
OBC community are required to submit the OBC certificate in the aforesaid format.
2. The Committee on the Welfare of Other Backward Classes in its report on “Measures
undertaken to Secure Representation of OBCs in employment and their welfare in AAI” has
observed that AAI has been accepting OBC certificates in scheduled languages while recruiting
candidates belonging to OBC community. The Committee has recommended that DoPT may
circulate guidelines to be followed by all Ministries/ Departments and PSUs thereunder regarding
acceptance of OBC certificates in scheduled languages. They have also recommended that the
digital copy of the OBC certificates may also be made online to verify the authenticity of such
certificates by the recruiting organizations.
3. In view of the recommendations of the Committee, it is informed that there may be no
objection if, in addition to the official language, the State/ UT Governments issue a
caste/community certificate for SC/ST/OBC in any of the scheduled languages in the prescribed
format. Further, it is requested that the State/UT Governments may make efforts to make available
a digital copy of the such certificates online to verify their authenticity by the recruiting
organizations.
4. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P)
