(a) whether a number of persons have been appointed on the basis of fake caste certificate of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in Government departments and subordinate offices;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of cases detected by the Government during the last three years till
date;
(d) the procedure for verification of Caste/Tribe certificates after such appointments;
(e) whether the prescribed procedure is not being followed; and
(f) if so, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.(SHRI SURESH PACHOURI)
(a): Some complaints of appointment on the basis of fake caste certificates have come to the notice of the Government.
(b) & (c): Information is not centrally maintained.
(d): The caste status of the candidates claiming to belong to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe is verified at the time of initial appointment as well as at the time of every important upturn of employee’s career.
(e): No instance of non-verification of caste status of the candidates appointed against reserved vacancies has come to the notice of the Government.
(f): Does not arise.