Lok Sabha Question No. 3499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Fake Certificates/Documents
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3499 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018)

## FAKE CERTIFICATES/DOCUMENTS

3499. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed 16 cases against persons who have secured Government jobs by submitting fake certificates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the reasons, if any, for delay in the said cases;
- (d) whether the Government has taken a decision to sack officials who got jobs using fake certificates/documents and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Ministries/  Departments  have  been  asked  to  compile  information  of candidates  who  got  their  jobs  with  fake  certificates  and  initiate  the  process  for  their dismissal, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to  (c):     Yes,  Madam. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 16 cases against persons  who  have  secured  Government  jobs  by  submitting  fake  caste  certificates  during  the period from 01.01.2010 to 30.06.2018.  One case PE 11(A)/13-ACB Mumbai was converted into a Regular Case vide RC 6(A)/18-ACB Mumbai on 19.02.2018 which is added separately.  The state-wise details in respect of the said 17 cases are given below:-

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of cases registered by CBI |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                  01 |
| 2        | Maharashtra         |                                  03 |
| 3        | Tamil Nadu          |                                  01 |
| 4        | Bihar               |                                  02 |
| 5        | Delhi               |                                  06 |
| 6        | Assam               |                                  01 |
| 7        | Uttarakhand         |                                  01 |
| 8        | Jharkhand           |                                  02 |
|          | Total               |                                  17 |

CBI has reported that there has been no delay in the said cases.

(d)  :  Department of Personnel and Training's  Office Memorandum of 19.5.1993 provides that wherever it is found that a Government servant, who was not qualified or ineligible in terms of the recruitment rules etc. for initial recruitment in service or had furnished false information or produced a false certificate in order to secure appointment should not be retained in service. If she/he  is  a  probationer  or  a  temporary  Government  servant,  she/he  should  be  discharged  or his/her services should be terminated.  If she/he has become a permanent Government servant, an inquiry  as  prescribed  in  Rule  14  of  CCS  (CCA)  Rules,  1965  be  held  and  if  the  charges  are proved, the Government servant should be removed or dismissed from service.

Department of Personnel and Training's another Office Memorandum of 9.9.2005 provides that appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as every important turn of the employee's career through the District Magistrate of the place where the candidate and /or his/her family ordinarily resides.

(e) : On 23 rd February 2018, the Department of Personnel and Training sought data from Central Government  Ministries/Departments  regarding  appointments  made  on  the  basis  of  fake/  false caste certificates and follow up action taken by them thereon.  As per information received till 31.07.2018, 469 cases of fake/false caste certificates have been reported, of which 50 employees have reportedly been dismissed/terminated from service.

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