(a) whether the Government has prescribed a uniform procedure for issuance of Scheduled Tribe (ST)
certificate in the country;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of procedures being adopted in this regard, State-wise; and
(d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to make a uniform procedure in this
regard ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS(DR. TUSHAR A CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (d) : Yes, Madam.From time to time, guidelines have been issued by Government of India
uniformly to all the State Governments/Union Territories with whom the issuance/ verification of
Scheduled Tribe certificate rests, regarding procedure to be adopted for issuance of Scheduled
Tribe certificate. Following the decision of the Apex court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil &
others Vs. State of Maharashtra & others,the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has again circulated in
June, 2004, the instructions of the Supreme Court to streamline the procedure for the issuance of
social status certificates, their scrutiny and their approval to all State Governments/UT
Administrations.