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No. Puducherry Tuesday 8th April 2025
(18 Chaitra 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 7, Puducherry, dated 19th March 2025)
ORDER
The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management,
Government of Puducherry, is entrusted with the issuance of various
Certificates, viz., Caste/Community, Residence/Nativity, Income,
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Certificates, etc., to the Applicants
who require the same to avail various benefits from the Government,
including reservation in Educational Institutions and employment in
various Government Departments/Institutions and Public Sector
Undertakings.
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2. The Caste Certificates for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are issued to the Applicants belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Puducherry for determining their eligibility for availing benefits of reservation in education and/or employment that are extended by the Government of Puducherry to the people of the Union territory of Puducherry who are ordinary residents of the Union Territory. In all such cases, the ordinary residential status of the Applicants as on the crucial date has to be verified so as to decide whether the Applicant belongs to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Puducherry as per the Presidential Order or Notification. Accordingly, the crucial dates in respect of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes of the Union territory of Puducherry, being the date of the Presidential Order or Notification, are as detailed below:
Sl. Scheduled Castes or Crucial date to decide No. Scheduled Tribes the Scheduled Castes/
of Puducherry Scheduled Tribes
of Puducherry
(1)
(2)
(3)
1. Scheduled Castes other than Puthirai 5th March, 1964
Vannan.
2. Scheduled Castes - Puthirai Vannan 17th December, 2002
3. Scheduled Tribes 22nd December, 2016
Accordingly, the Revenue Authorities shall ascertain that the Applicant is/was an ordinary resident in the Union Territory on the crucial date which requires the Applicant to furnish various documentary proofs and if, the present place of ordinary residence and the place of ordinary residence on the crucial date are falling in different Revenue Villages/ Taluks (within the jurisdiction of the Union territory of Puducherry), it necessitates the field enquiry and report by the Revenue Officials of the respective jurisdictions in which they have resided for determining the ordinary residential status of the Applicant claiming to be belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes of Union territory of Puducherry as on the crucial date while issuing such Certificate(s), thereby causing considerable delay in the issuance of the Certificates.
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3. In order to streamline the process of issuance of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Certificate and after careful examination of the relevant facts and considering the necessity of curtailing the delay in issuing the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Certificates, it has been decided to introduce a modified system of issuance of Certificate in the form of a Caste Certificate for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes of Puducherry which is permanent for the lifetime of the Applicants. Therefore, it is hereby ordered to issue Caste Certificate for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes of Puducherry' with lifetime validity to the eligible Applicants as detailed below with immediate effect:–
(i) The Caste Certificate shall be issued to the eligible Applicant claiming the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes of Puducherry within the jurisdiction of the Union territory of Puducherry, after one-time verification and scrutiny by the Certificate issuing Authorities and certification of the Applicant's Caste of Puducherry with a validity period for his/her lifetime, unless he/she converts to other religion or de-no tific atio n of such ca ste, ra ce or t ribes from the Sched ule. An Applicant is said to be belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry, if, he/she or his/her forefather is/was an ordinary resident of the Union territory of Puducherry as on the crucial/cut-off date applicable to his/her caste or tribe as mentioned in the Table at paragraph (2).
(ii) The details of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry to which the Applicant belongs as mentioned in the 'Caste Certificate for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes' issued by virtue of this Order shall be final and shall not be subjected to any reenquiry, unless specifically Ordered by the concerned jurisdictional Subdivisional Magistrate/District Magistrate/a Court of Law. If, any Certificate is issued incorrectly or improperly with mala fide intention, the official(s) responsible for its original issuance alone shall be held accountable, and appropriate legal and /or disciplinary action shall be taken against him/her/them.
(iii) No Permanent Certificate of Caste shall be issued to the Applicant who is not an ordinary resident of the Union territory of Puducherry, as on the crucial date, which is mentioned in paragraph (2) applicable to his/her Caste/Tribe. Regarding the issue of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes Certificate to the persons migrated from 558 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
other States/Union Territories, the Tahsildar/Deputy Tahsildar-cum- Executive Magistrate of the Taluks/Sub-Taluks of Puducherry, as the case may be, shall continue to issue the Scheduled Castes/Tribes Certificate as per the instructions contained in the Letter No. BC/16014/ 1/82-SC&BCD-I, dated 22-02-1985 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in the existing prescribed format as issued by the Government of India.
(iv) No Department/Public Sector Undertaking/Agency/ Institution of the Government of Puducherry, which is calling for application for education, employment, etc., providing reservation for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry, shall insist for fresh Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes Certificate in any specific format from an Applicant who is in possession of a Permanent Certificate of Caste issued by virtue of this Order, unless the same is specifically mandated in any specific format under any Law.
(v) Submission of Application: The application for the Permanent Certificate of Caste along with all necessary supporting documentary evidences shall be submitted to the Jurisdictional Taluk Tahsildar (or) Sub-Taluk, Deputy Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate, as the case may be, as per the Pro forma-I annexed herewith. He/she shall be an Indian citizen. He/she or his/her forefather shall be an ordinary resident of Puducherry, as on the crucial date relevant for claiming his/ her Caste/Tribe. The Applicant, as far as possible, shall be able to establish his/her claim through the documentary evidence(s) for belonging to a Caste/Tribe which shall fall under SC/ST in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry.
(vii) Processing the Application for Caste Certificate: (a) Upon receipt of an Application for issuance of a Caste Certificate, the Deputy Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate of Sub-Taluk Office/Tahsildar of Taluk Office concerned shall ascertain the Applicant's Caste, upon verification of documentary evidences/proofs, if any, and necessary field enquiry by the concerned Village Administrative Officer/Revenue Inspector/Deputy Tahsildar/Tahsildar and if, the Certificate Issuing Authority, viz., the Tahsildar/Deputy Tahsildar requires, the list of Applicants who have applied for the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes Certificates claiming to be belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes of Puducherry, in the form of a Notice, shall be 559
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displayed on the Notice-Board (or) at a conspicuous place in the
concerned Taluk Offices/Village Administrative Officer/Revenue
Inspector Offices/Commune Panchayats/Municipal Offices for not less
than 15 days seeking obj ection(s), if any, from the general public.
The list of Applicants shall contain only the name of the Applicant along
with his/her father's name, Applicant's age, name of the caste to which
he/she is claiming to belong and residential address(es). No personally
identifiable information in respect of the Applicant shall be disclosed in
such Notice. If any, objection(s) is/are received, the same shall be
communicated to the Applicant giving him/her an opportunity to
repudiate such objection and to substantiate his/her claim for belonging
to such Caste/Tribe of Puducherry. However, the decision of the
Certificate issuing Authority shall be the final and binding.
(b) The Deputy Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate/Tahsildar
shall properly scrutinize the Application and if, found complete in
all aspects, he/she shall issue the Caste Certificate in the
prescribed format in Pro forma - II annexed herewith, within a period
of 60 working days from the date of application or shall reject the
application by clearly mentioning the valid reasons through
a self-contained Speaking Order.
(c) The Appeal against the proceedings of the Tahsildar/Deputy
Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate shall lie before the
Subdivisional Magistrate-cum-Sub/Deputy Collector (Revenue)
concerned.
(d) The Taluk Tahsildar shall maintain a Register of Caste
Certificates issued to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes
of Puducherry with details, such as, the certificate's serial number,
date of issue, name of the caste, Aadhaar number, date of birth and
address of each of the Applicant. He shall also maintain a Database
of such Certificates issued in digital format as well, and monthly
update of the Database shall be forwarded to the concerned
Subdivisional Magistrate for additional back-up before 5th day of
the following month. It shall be preserved at the respective Taluk/
Sub-Taluk offices as a permanent record in digital format for easy
retrieval and also for cross-verification by the various
requisitioning Institutions.
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(viii) Issue of duplicate Caste Certificate: A duplicate Caste
Certificate in lieu of a lost or damaged Caste Certificate shall be issued
upon application submitted along with a Non-traceable Certificate
obtained from the concerned Police Authorities and an Affidavit of the
Applicant detailing the facts of such matter. While issuing such
Certificate, the word "DUPLICATE" shall be mentioned on the top right
corner of the Certificate with the same serial number of the original
Certificate.
(ix) Validity of the Certificate of Caste: Such Certificate of Caste
shall be valid for the holder's lifetime unless there is any change in his/
her religion and/or any other factor(s) affecting his/her eligibility to get
a Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes Certificate to avail reservation
benefits and de-notification of such Caste, Race or Tribe from the
Schedule and in such eventualities, such Caste Certificate which is
issued shall become void. No Applicant shall reapply for a Caste
Certificate unless he/she has embraced other religion which also has
been provided with the reservation benefits.
(x) Offence and Cancellation of the Caste Certificate: Any Caste/
Community Certificate which is obtained by using bogus documentary
evidences shall be void and any effort or attempt by any Applicant to
obtain such Caste Certificate by using bogus or forged documentary
evidences shall constitute an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and/or Bharatiya
Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and accordingly, criminal case(s) shall be
instituted against such Applicant and if, the beneficiary of such Caste/
Community Certificate is a Minor, criminal case(s) shall be instituted
against the Parents/Guardian who made the application on his/her behalf.
Such 'Caste/Community Certificate' of permanent nature, shall be
cancelled by the District Committee headed by the District Magistrate
concerned as per the G.O. Ms. No. 152, dated 24-11-2005 of the
Department of Revenue and Disaster Management/a Court of Law.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
KULOTHUNGAN. A, I.A.S.,
Special Secretary (Revenue).
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PRO FORMA - I
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
•
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUE OF PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF CASTE FOR SCHEDULED CASTES / SCHEDULED TRIBES SCHEDULED CASTES/SCHEDULED TRIBES
1. Name of the Applicant
:
(for whom the certificate is required)/ (in English)
➢ ▪
2. Father's Name
:
➢▪
3. Present Address
:
4. Contact Telephone/Cell Number : ➢➢▪
5. Address for the past 5 years of residence:
:
Sl. No./ Address Period of Residence ▪
(1)
(2)
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6. Place of study for past 5 years:
:
Sl. No./ Name of the Educational Institution Period of Study ▪ ➢
(1)
(2)
(3)
:
7. Date of Birth
8. Age
:
9. Gender
:
:
10. Marital Status
11. Place of Birth
:
:
12. Religion Name ➢
13. Caste Name
:
➢
:
14. Category 16. Annual Income of the family :
17. Property details of family :
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DETAILS OF FATHER
18. Place of Birth
:
19. Residential Address of applicant or his/her :
forefather as on crucial date for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Refer point No. 17 in the check list)
Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes ▪
:
20. Religion
21. Caste Name
:
➢
22. Nationality
:
:
23. Occupation ➢
24. Annual Income
:
DETAILS OF MOTHER
25. Mother's Name
:
➢
26. Place of Birth
:
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:
30. Occupation ➢
31. Annual Income
:
DETAILS OF SPOUSE
32. Name of the Spouse :
➢
33. Place of Birth
:
34. Religion
:
35. Caste Name
:
➢
36. Nationality
:
37. Occupation
:
➢
38. Annual Income
:
DETAILS OF PATERNAL GRANDFATHER
39. Paternal Grand Father's Name :
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DETAILS OF MATERNAL GRANDFATHER
43. Maternal Grand Father's Name :
➢
44. Place of Birth
:
:
45. Religion
46. Caste Name
:
➢
Signature of the Applicant/ ➢
DECLARATION/➢
I, solemnly swear that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that I shall be liable for action under criminal laws, if any of the details is found false or not true. Also, I am aware of the fact that the certificate shall be summarily cancelled and all benefits availed by me shall summarily be withdrawn in case of wrong declaration and information.
➢▪ ▪▪ ▪ ▪ ➢ ▪ ➢ ➢▪▪➢ ➢▪
Place/
Date/
Signature of Father/ Signature of the Applicant/
Mother if Applicant is Minor. ➢
➢.
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CHECK LIST
List of enclosures for substantiating address proof prior to the
crucial date:
1. Completed Application form for the Permanent Caste Certificate.
2. Parents' identity proof (Aadhaar Card) and an Affidavit stating the Applicant's name, father's name, address and caste if the Applicant is a Minor.
3. Address proof.
4. Family Ration Card.
5. Proof of the Applicant's age.
6. Caste Certificates of the parents.
7. Aadhaar Card of Applicant.
8. Transfer Certificate/Study Certificate/ID Card of the Applicant.
9. Transfer Certificate (TC) of Applicant's father.
10. Voter Identity Card of the Parents and Grandparents (New and Old).
11. Marriage Invitation and Certificate of Parents.
12. Birth Certificate of Parents/Grandparents.
13. Adi Dravidar Welfare Card (If applicable).
14. Caste Certificate issued from State/Union Territory of origin
(*In case of Migrants to Puducherry).
15. Previous Residence, Caste and Permanent Integrated Certificate of
self or siblings.
16. Previous Residence report as on crucial date from other Revenue
Village.
17. Crucial dates for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes:
Sl. Scheduled Castes or Crucial date to decide No. Scheduled Tribes the Scheduled Castes/
of Puducherry Scheduled Tribes
of Puducherry
(1)
(2)
(3)
1 Scheduled Castes other than Puthirai Vannan 05-03-1964
2 Scheduled Castes - Puthirai Vannan 17-12-2002
3 Scheduled Tribes
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PRO FORMA - II
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
TALUK OFFICE, ..............................................................
Certificate No. :
CASTE CERTIFICATE
(Certificate to be produced by a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes
or Scheduled Tribes in support of his/her claim)
This is to certify that Thiru/Tmt./Selvi ...........................................,
s/o. w/o. d/o. *Thiru/Tmt. ................................................................... of
Village/Town ................................ in District/Division* ..............................
of the State/Union Territory* ................................................ belongs to
the ............................. Caste/Tribe* which is recognised as a Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes* under:–
* * The Constitution (Puducherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
* * The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Second Amendment)
Act, 2002.
* * The Constitution (Puducherry) Scheduled Tribes Order, 2016.
2. Thiru/Tmt./Selvi* .............................................................., and/or
his/her* ............................................................. family ordinarily reside(s)
in Village Town* ......................................... of .....................................
District/Division of the State Union/Territory* of ...................................
Signature :
Place : Designation :
Date :
(With seal of Office)
* Please delete the words, paragraph which are not applicable.
* * Please quote the specific Presidential Order.
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Note :
1. The term Ordinarily reside(s) used here will have the same
meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the People
Act, 1950.
***2. This Certificate for Caste is issued in accordance with and
subject to the conditions as stipulated in the G.O. Ms No. 7,
dated 19-03-2025 of the Department of Revenue and Disaster
Management, Puducherry.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR LIFE TIME OF THIS
CERTIFICATE HOLDER***
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