Lok Sabha Question No. 4235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Caste Certificate
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †4235

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## CASTE CERTIFICATE

## † 4235. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the notification issued by the Government in 1950 has been considered the basis for issuing caste certificate to tribals in the country including Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  tribals  are  facing  hardships  in  obtaining  caste  certificates  due  to  their inability to produce records as per status in 1950 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  various  State  Governments including Madhya Pradesh to amend the provision of notification issued in 1950; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon along with the current status thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH  BHABHOR)

- (a) and (b) Communities notified as Scheduled Tribes (STs) under Article 342 of Constitution of India and listed in the list of ST of concerned State / Union Territory, are entitled for the ST certificates. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal Ministry for notification of a community as Scheduled Tribes under Article 342 of the Constitution.  However, the responsibility for issuance of ST certificate and verification of social status rests with the concerned State Government / UT Administration.
- (c) Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  receives complaints  regarding  caste  certificate  which  are forwarded to the State Government / UT Administration. Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Appeal No. 5854 of 1994 (arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 14767 of 1993) in judgement dated 2.9.1994 has given directions for streamlining procedure for issuance and verification of ST certificate and social status.  These instructions of Hon'ble Apex Court have been conveyed to all States/UTs, from time to time.

(d)  and  (e)  Government  has  received  various  proposals  for  inclusion  of  community  /  other modifications in STs list of State/UT. Statement showing proposals received and pending with Government is placed at Annexure.  These proposals have been processed as per approved extant modalities.

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  and  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.  4235 for 12.12.2016 regarding Caste Certificate by Shri Ganesh Singh.

## Details regarding proposals received from various State Governments for inclusion / other modification in the ST list and Pending with the Government.

|   S. No. | Name of the States/UTs   |   Number of proposals |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Assam                    |                    42 |
|        2 | Bihar                    |                     4 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh             |                    40 |
|        4 | Himachal Pradesh         |                     1 |
|        5 | Jharkhand                |                    13 |
|        6 | Karnataka                |                     4 |
|        7 | Kerala                   |                     1 |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh           |                     1 |
|        9 | Odisha                   |                    20 |
|       10 | Punjab                   |                    41 |
|       11 | Sikkim                   |                    11 |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu               |                     6 |
|       13 | Tripura                  |                     1 |
|       14 | Uttarakhand              |                     1 |
|       15 | Uttar Pradesh            |                     7 |
|       16 | Puducherry               |                     7 |

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