GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS WING
(G.O. Ms. No. 3/2015/A2/ARW, dated 24th March 2015)
NOTIFICATION
As per the instructions of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, New Delhi
vide Office Memorandum No. K-11022/67/2012-AR, dated 10-5-2013 of Secretary to
Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, New Delhi, the
Government of Puducherry, after careful consideration of the issue and taking into
account of the advantages involved has decided to adopt the scheme of
Self-attestation/Self-declaration. Accordingly, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry
is pleased to order for adoption of the scheme of "Self-attestation" in lieu of
"Attestation by Gazetted Officers and others" and "Self-declaration" in lieu of
"Affidavit", by all the Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Autonomous/Local Bodies, etc.
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2. For effective implementation of the above scheme all the concerned
officers / authorities are directed to act in accordance with the revised procedure as
mentioned below :
In respect of attestation of documents :
(i) No Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall ask for "attestation by Gazetted
Officers and others" from the applicants seeking admission in educational
institutions/services under various Government schemes and programmes/
employment except for those cases where "attestation by Gazetted Officers and
others" are required as per statutory provisions or existing law.
(ii) All Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall accept self-attestation in place of
"attestation by Gazetted Officers and others" from the applicants.
(iii) The applicants, while submitting documents for admission in
educational institutions, for seeking services in Government Departments/Public
Sector Undertakings/Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies and for seeking
employment in Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/Institutions,
Local/Autonomous Bodies shall be permitted to submit self-attested copies of
documents that are required to be attached/produced along with the original
applications.
(iv) The original certificate/documents shall be directed to be produced
only from finally selected/admitted candidates, to carry out due verification of
documents submitted along with the application.
In respect of submission of affidavits :
(i) No Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall ask for affidavits from the applicants
seeking admission in educational institutions/services under various Government
schemes and programmes/employment except for those cases where affidavits are
required as per statutory provisions or existing law.
(ii) All Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall accept self-declaration in place of
affidavit from the applicants. Standard format for self-declaration (Annexure – 1)
shall be included in various application forms being used in various organisations.
A passport size photograph (to be self-attested) of the person making the
declaration shall necessarily be affixed/pasted on the declaration itself.
(iii) All Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall display on their websites and notice-
boards, etc. a list of affidavits which shall be substituted by self-declaration and
also the list of subject matters/activity areas where affidavit system shall continue
due to statutory provisions or existing law.
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3. All the Heads of Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/
Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall issue circulars/directions to their
sub-offices/attached offices in this regard and the same has to be displayed on
their departmental websites and shall give wide publicity to the scheme of
Self-attestation/Self-declaration.
4. Concerned authorities of Government Departments/Public Sector
Undertakings/Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies shall take necessary action
and ensure that scheme of Self-attestation/Self-declaration is properly disseminated
up to grass root level. While doing so, due attention may also be drawn to the
relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for willfully filing wrong attestation/
declaration (Annexure – 2).
CHETAN B SANGHI, I.A.S.,
Chief Secretary to Government.
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ANNEXURE – 1
Self-declaration for getting admission in the educational institutions in the
Union territory of Puducherry for seeking services from Government Departments/
Public Sector Undertakings/Institutions, Local/Autonomous Bodies and for seeking
employment in Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/Institutions,
Local/Autonomous Bodies.
The written declaration as given hereunder will be included at the end of
the application form for getting admission, seeking the services, employment.
I .......................... son/daughter of Shri ........................... (age) ......... years,
residing at (address) .............................................................................................,
District ................................ Union territory of Puducherry, hereby declare that the
information given above and in the enclosed documents are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein. I am well aware of
the fact that, if the information given by me is proved false/not true, I shall be liable
for punishment as per the law. Also, all the benefits availed by me shall be summarily
withdrawn.
Place :
(Signature of the individual
Date :
making self-declaration)
Passport
size photo
(Self-
attestation
to be made)
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ANNEXURE – 2
Relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code that relate to willfully filing
wrong declaration, etc.
Section 177 – Furnishing false information.— Whoever, being legally
bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such,
furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to
believe to be false, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term that may
extend to six months, or with fine that may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both;
OR
If the information that he is legally bound to give respects, the commission
of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an
offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonment of either
description for a term that may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 193 – Punishment for false evidence.— Whoever intentionally
gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false
evidence for the purpose of being used in any state of a judicial proceeding, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term that may extend to seven
years and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates
false evidence in any other case, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term that may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 197 – Issuing or signing false certificate.— Whoever issues or
signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact
of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that
such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner
as if he gave false evidence.
Section 198 – Using as true a certificate known to be false.— Whoever
corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate, knowing
the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as
if he gave false evidence.
Section 199 – False statement made in declaration which is by law
receivable as evidence.— Whoever in any declaration made or subscribed by him,
which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is
bound or authorised by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement
that is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe
to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made
or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Section 200 – Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.—
Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration, knowing
the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner
as if he gave false evidence.
Explanation— A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground
of some informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 to 200.
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