Question : ISSUANCE OF OBC CERTIFICATE



(a) whether no time limit has been mentioned in the guidelines laid down for issuance of OBC certificate; and

(b) if so, the efforts made by the Government to prescribe the time limit in the guidelines laid down for this purpose?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)


(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. However, the Government of India has advised all the State Governments/UT Administrations to appropriately brief the certifying Authorities and to provide them with sufficient number of copies of the Gazette Notifications and the Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 36012/22/1993-Estt.(SCT) dated 08-09-1993 in order to ensure prompt and correct certification.