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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 8, 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/Community Certificates are issued to the Applicants

belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs)/Most Backward Classes

(MBCs)/Extreme Backward Classes (EBCs)/Backward Class Muslims

(BCMs)/Backward Tribes (BTs) in relation to the Union territory of

Puducherry for determining their eligibility for availing benefits of

reservation in education and/or employment and other welfare measures

that are extended by the Government of Puducherry to the ordinary

residents of the Union territory of Puducherry. In all such cases, the

ordinary residential status of the Applicants as on the crucial date has

to be verified. In the Notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 9/2001-Wel

(SW-II), dated 19-02-2001 of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Government

of Puducherry, the List of Castes/Communities have been notified as

Other Backward Classes eligible for the benefits, viz., reservation in

employment as well as in Educational Institutions and socio-economic

benefits provided in this Union territory of Puducherry Administration.

The cut-off date for determining the status of the origin/migrant Other

Backward Classes, in the Union territory of Puducherry has been

declared as "19th February, 2001" vide G.O. Ms. No. 15/SWS/2019-20,

dated 07-08-2019 of the Social Welfare Secretariat, Government of

Puducherry. The Notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 9/2001-Wel

(SW-II), dated 19-02-2001 of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Government

of Puducherry and subsequent Notifications adding Castes/Communities

have been issued from time to time based on the recommendations of

the State Level Commission for Backward Classes. Accordingly, some

of the Castes/Communities out of the overall Other Backward Classes/

Castes were categorised as 'Most Backward Classes', 'Backward Tribes',

'Backward Class Muslims' and 'Extreme Backward Classes' issued vide

G.O. Ms. No. 27/2004-Wel (SW-V), dated 14-07-2004; G.O. Ms. No. 6/2010-

Wel/SW-V, dated 09-06-2010; G.O. Ms. No. 8/2010-WEL/SW-V,

dated 28-08-2010; and G.O. Ms. No. 9/2010/Wel/SW-V, dated 28-08-2010

of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Government of Puducherry,

respectively. As the entries in the List of OBC is the primary requirement

for further categorisation into MBC/EBC/BCM/BT and as they were

drawn out of the OBC List notified on 19-02-2001, including/excluding/

altering the Castes/Communities added to/omitted from/amending the

said List, as the case may be, the crucial date to decide "Ordinary

residence" shall remain as "19th February, 2001". Accordingly, the

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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 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 ordinary

residential status of the Applicant claiming to be belonging to OBC/

MBC/EBC/BCM/BT in the Union territory of Puducherry, as on the crucial

date while issuing such Certificate(s).

3. In order to streamline the process of issuance of Caste/

Community Certificate and after careful examination of the facts and

considering the necessity of curtailing the delay in issuing the said

Certificates, it has been decided to introduce a modified system of

issuance of Certificate in the form of a Caste/Community Certificate for

OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT, which is permanent for life time of the

Applicant. Therefore, it is hereby ordered to issue Caste/Community

Certificate for OBC/MBC/EBC/ BCM/BT, with lifetime validity to the

eligible Applicants as detailed below with immediate effect:

(i) The Caste/Community Certificate shall be issued to the

eligible Applicant claiming the OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT of Puducherry

within the jurisdiction of Union territory of Puducherry, after one-time

verification and scrutiny by the Certificate issuing Authorities and

certification of the Applicant's Caste/Community of Puducherry with

a validity period for his/her lifetime, unless he/she converts to other

religion/denotification of his/her Caste/Community. An Applicant is

said to be belonging to the OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT of Puducherry,

if, he/she or his/her forefather is/was an ordinary resident of the

Union territory of Puducherry as on the crucial date/cut-off date,

i.e., 19th February, 2001.

(ii) The details of the OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT of Puducherry

to which the Applicant belongs as mentioned in the 'Permanent

Certificate of Caste/Community' 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

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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 initiated against him/her/them.

(iii) No Permanent Certificate of Caste/Community 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/Community.

(iv) No Department/Public Sector Undertaking/Agency/

Institution of the Government of Puducherry or Private Educational

Institutions, which is calling for application for education (i.e., for

academic purposes only) in the Public/Private Educational Institutions

of Puducherry, providing reservation for OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT in

such Educational Institutions and for availing Socio-Economic Benefits

provided by various Departments of Government of Puducherry, shall

insist for fresh Caste/Community Certificate in any specific format from

an Applicant who is in possession of a 'Certificate of Caste/Community'

issued by virtue of this Order, unless the same is specifically mandated

in any specific format under any Law.

(v) Whenever an Applicant, who has obtained the 'Certificate

of Caste/Community' issued by virtue of this Order, requires a fresh

Caste/Community Certificate with Non-Creamy layer certification, such

as OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT for the purpose of employment under the

Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/Institutions/Agencies of the

Government of Puducherry, the Certificate issuing Authorities, in such

cases, shall verify the residence status for the past five years and the

creamy layer status alone and shall continue to issue the certificate in

the prescribed format as in the present practice. Similarly, the OBC

(Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate required for Central Government

Institutions for any of the purposes shall continue to be issued in the

existing present practice in the format prescribed by the Central

Government/Central Government Institutions, as expeditiously as

possible, in any case, not more than 5 days from the date of Application.

In these cases, only creamy layer status is required to be verified, but,

not the Caste/Community and ordinary residence on the crucial date/

cut-off date. Further, the temporary absence of the Applicant/Parents

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for Educational/Employment purposes shall be ignored, if, his/her/their

intention is to reside permanently in Puducherry and they shall continue

to be treated as Residents of Puducherry. Regarding the issue of Caste/

Community Certificate to the persons migrated from other States/ Union

Territories, the Tahsildar/Deputy Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate of

Puducherry shall continue to issue the Caste/Community Certificate as

usual, as in the present practice in the format prescribed, to a person

who has migrated from another State/Union Territory, on the production

of the genuine Certificate issued to his/her forefather by the prescribed

Authority of the State/Union Territories, of origin except where the

prescribed Authority feels that a detailed enquiry is necessary through

the State of origin before issue of the Certificate.

(vi) 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 Application Pro forma 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. The

Applicant, as far as possible, shall be able to establish his/her claim

through documentary evidence(s) for belonging to a Caste/Community

which may fall under the OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT 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 (DT) of Sub-Taluk

Office/Tahsildar of Taluk Office concerned, shall ascertain the

Applicant's Caste/Community, 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 Caste/Community Certificates claiming

to be belonging to the OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT of Puducherry, may

be displayed in the form of a Notice on the Notice Board (or) at

conspicuous place in the concerned Taluk/Sub-Taluk Office/

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Village Administrative Officer/Revenue Inspector Office/Commune

Panchayat/Municipal Office for not less than 15 days seeking

objection(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 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 may 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/Community of Puducherry. However, the

decision of the Certificate issuing Authority shall be the final and

binding.

(b) The Deputy Tahsildar-cum-Executive Magistrate (DT)/

Tahsildar shall properly scrutinize the application and if, found

complete in all aspects, he shall issue the Caste/Community

Certificate in the prescribed format annexed herewith, within

a period of 60 working days from the date of application or shall

reject the application by clearly mentioning valid reasons through

a self-contained Speaking Order.

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/

Community Certificates issued to OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT of

Puducherry with details, such as, the Certificates' serial number,

date of issue, name of Caste/Community, 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 various

requisitioning Institutions.

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(viii) Issue of duplicate Caste Certificate A duplicate Caste/

Community Certificate in lieu of a lost or damaged Permanent Certificate

of Caste/Community 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 Permanent Certificate of Caste: The

'Permanent Certificate of Caste/Community' issued for Educational

purposes and other Socio-Economic benefits shall be valid for the

holder's lifetime unless there is a change in his/her religion and/or any

other factor(s) affecting his / her eligibility to get an OBC/MBC/EBC/

BCM/BT Certificate to avail reservation benefits or denotification of

such Caste/Community from the list and in such eventualities, such

Caste/Community Certificate which is issued shall become void. No

Applicant shall reapply for a Caste/Community 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/COMMUNITY FOR OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT

OBC/MBC/EBC/BCM/BT–

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Name of the Applicant

(for whom the certificate is required)/

(in English)

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Father's Name

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Present Address

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Contact Telephone/Cell Number

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Address for the past 5 years of residence:

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Address 

Period of Residence

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Place of study for past 5 years:

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Sl. No./

Name of the Educational Institution 

Period of Study

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

Date of Birth

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Age

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Gender

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10.

Marital Status



11.

Place of Birth



12.

Religion Name

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13.

Caste Name

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14.