F. No. 36028/1/2014-Estt.(Res.)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

Establishment (Reservation-I) Section

North Block, New Delhi

                               Dated September 3, 2015

To

The Chief Secretaries of all the

State Governments/ Union Territories

Subject: List of Authorities empowered to issue caste/community certificates

Information on the complete list — regarding

Madam/ Sir

As you are aware, the Government of India has issued instructions vide Office

Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 15.11.1993 and Office Memorandum No.

36012/6/88-Estt.(SCT) dated 24.04.1990 prescribing the following authoritie's who are

competent to issue caste certificates for the members belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC),

Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) category:

(i) District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector Deputy

Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1 stClass Stipendary

Magistrate/ Sub Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/Executive

Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner,

(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/

Presidency Magistrate,

(iii) Revenue Officer not below the tank of Tehsildar and

(iv) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family

normally resides.

2. It has come to the notice of the Government that in some States, offices/ officers, other

than those prescribed above, have been authorized to issue caste/ social status certificates.

The complete list of these said new offices/ officers is not available centrally.

3. It is, therefore, requested that the list of officers/offices authorized by the State

Government/ Union Territory to issue caste/ social status certificates, alongwith the copies of

the relevant Notifications to that effect, may please be provided to this Department at an early

date.

Yours faithfully

(G. Srinivasan)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Tele: 2309 3074