Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates

The states have been told to ensure that such certificates are issued within 60 days time to the students when they are studying in Class 5 or 8. The main objective of this is to facilitate access of bona-fide candidates belonging to SC and ST to the reserved posts and services under the state or central governments and secure admission in educational institutions and get other facilities. 

“The state government may also try to get the information of students fed into the meta data to be made online and may link it to Aadhaar enabled data, if feasible. Sincere efforts be made to issue these certificates along with Aadhaar number,” reads a release by Personnel Ministry on issuance of caste and certificates in schools. The onus of issuing the residency and caste certificate lies with the state governments and Union territories. “The concerned revenue or state government authorities would scrutinise or verify the documents and issue the relevant certificates,” it said.