Adoption of Self Certification, Rationalization of Affidavits - Guidelines by DARPG
REFORMING PUBLIC SERVICE
DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN INDIA
Rationalization of
Affidavits
Introduction: The following issues are
covered:
(i) Affidavits.
(ii) Self attestation of
original documents.
(iii) Need-Based Services
- System of Reports/Verifications by Revenue Officials/ Lambardars/Municipal
Commissioners/Sarpanches (for issuance of area/ residence/SC/Income
certificates etc.).
(iv) Issuance of
Residence/Domicile/Area/Income/Identity Cards/Other Misc. Certificates (e.g.
dependant/marriage status etc.) – Designating Appropriate Authorities.
(v) Verification of
Character and Antecedents: Central and State Governments.
I. AFFIDAVIT: DO WE NEED
THEM?
Historically, governance
has been a prisoner of the colonial non-faith citizen-government exchange. The
interaction of the State vis-à-vis the citizens continues to remain divergent,
even antagonistic, in terms of realization of the claims, entitlements and the
basic rights. The institutions, norms and procedures continue to function as
colonial constructs, causing a visible disconnect between the State and the
people. However, the denial of the key values like identity and dignity to the
large sections of the population results into an ‘exclusion’ experience. In
this case, they remain ‘deficient citizens’. This denial of ‘personhood’ across
board to the citizens has led to a call for ‘the right to have rights’.
2. Affidavits are
required in support of facts given by the applicants for issue of various
certificates, (residence etc.). Affidavits are affirmations by the applicants
(supported in some cases by third parties). For example, in the case of delayed
registration of births up to one year, an affidavit by an applicant is
sufficient, whereas, in the case of income certificates, affidavits of third
parties are required. The practice is also prevalent in public utility services
and affidavits may be required for getting new power connections, water and
sewerage connections/new constructions. An affidavit, thus, is an important pre‐requisite
for most of the need‐based services. Generally, affidavits
require stamp paper/stamp fee and need to be sworn before a Magistrate or a
Public Notary.
3. Cost to the Citizens
Affidavits impose their
own cost on the citizens ‐ buying stamp paper, locating a deed
writer, payment to the Notary for attestation and, of course, the time and
efforts consumed in these processes. On the other hand, affidavits have no
particular sanctity in law and the same function can be easily performed by
declarations.
4. In Punjab alone, it is
estimated that at least half the households file affidavits annually for one
service or the other. Extrapolating this figure to India, the total number may
be more than 20 crore citizens/affidavits and assuming a cost of Rs.400/- per
affidavit (one day wages plus stamps, fees and charges), the total expenses
incurred by the citizens in India could well be to the extent of Rs. 8,000
crores approximately.
5. Affidavits, therefore,
need to be replaced by Self-Declarations for all services in the public
utilities/agencies. Affidavit is a declaration, and such, a declaration in
itself is adequate for the purposes of law. Attestation by the officials, thus,
does not appear to be necessary. The applicant/signatory continues to be
responsible for the statement made. One advantage that the public agencies have
is that they can also impose penal liability for making wrong statements in
terms of suspension of the services (suspension of ration card facilities,
disconnection of power supply etc.).
This practice of self
declaration needs to be adopted in place of affidavits. This will save a lot of
bother and sizeable expenses in the citizen having to procure stamps/stamp
paper which is mostly not available at the place where the affidavit is to be
submitted. Some of the Central Government agencies (passport, income tax etc.)
have already adopted this practice.
6. There appears to be no
legal problem in adopting this practice. The Indian Penal Code contains a
number of Sections such as 177, 193, 197, 198, 199 and 200. These Sections
specifically deal with the implications of any false
information/evidence/disclosure/ declaration made by the deponents and, any
such instances have been included to be subjected to the imposition of
penalties, fines, registration of criminal cases and even imprisonment. These
are reproduced in Annexure 1.
7. Present position in
Punjab:
The PGRC recommendations
for substituting affidavits by self declarations in cases where only
administrative instructions were required to be amended, were accepted by the
State Government. As a result, about 50 services, including 40 administrative
services (Income, Scheduled caste, Residence, Ration card etc.), have been
covered under the new process; in addition, 10-20 services of Utilities (water
connection/ meter change etc.) have also been covered.
8. As of now, affidavits
are required to be filed only in a few matters, such as, asking for arms
licences, sale/purchase of vehicles, getting certificates relating to the
births and deaths, registration of marriages etc.
The benefit of change is
obvious if one looks at the figures. During the year 2009-10, out of a total of
22,68,439 services availed by the citizens at the District Suwidha Centres, as
high as 65.60% (14,88,053) were affidavits alone. However, during the period
from 1-4-12 to 31-3-13, while a total number of 32,70,715 services were delivered
by the Suwidha Centres, only 9.81%(3,20,963) services pertained to the
affidavits. It is, therefore, clearly noticeable that, consequent upon the
issuance of the Government instructions dated 1-4-2010, whereby non statutory
affidavits were no longer required by the citizens, the Suwidha Centres have
been delivering the services within the prescribed timelines and, the actual
number of the services being dispensed at these Suwidha Centres has gone up
four times between the two reference periods indicated above i.e. 2009-10 and
2012-13.
SYSTEM OF AFFIDAVITS FOR
NEED-BASED SERVICES
Existing Practice
At present, affidavits of
the applicants/guardians are required for the various need-based certificates –
residence/domicile/Kandi area/S.C./B.C. etc. In some cases, affidavits are
prescribed under some statutory Rules and Acts. In some cases, Public Notaries
are allowed to attest the same whereas in the case of others, only Executive
Magistrates are empowered.
Decision to be taken by
the Government
(a) Self-declaration to
be accepted in place of affidavits in all cases where affidavits are not
required as per any statutory provisions. (See Office Order of Government of
Punjab, Annexure-II)
(b) In cases where
statutory rules provide for affidavits (e.g. byelaws for the approval of new
construction/water supply connection in Municipal areas), the bye-laws may be
amended.
(c) In cases where
affidavits are required under any Act, In-charge of the Suvidha
Centre/officials designated by the Deputy Commissioner, at the district or
sub-division level, may be authorised to attest the same.
(d) The format for
self-declaration would provide for the liability of the person making a wrong
declaration on the lines indicated in the Annexure II.
(e) This decision will
cover all affidavits presently required for the issuance of
Residence/Domicile/Kandi area/S.C./B.C./Income Certificates, Ration Cards and
for seeking permission for new sewerage, water and electricity connections.
Action required and the
authorities responsible
(1) Deputy Commissioners:
To switch to the new system within a month by displaying and providing revised
formats for self-declaration at all Suvidha Centres/Service Providers. The system of affixing
photograph of the applicant may, however, becontinued for self- declaration.
Secretaries of
Departments
(2) All Secretaries,
especially those dealing with education, health, technical education, social
security, irrigation and power departments etc., where affidavits are required
for establishing the eligibility for admission/employment, shall ensure that
all institutions/agencies change over knew the existing system of filing
affidavits and provide for the new system.
(3) All departments
should display to the public the list of affidavits which have since been
substituted by self-declaration and another list of subjects/areas where
affidavit system is proposed to be continued due to some statutory/other
compulsions.
Action by Central
Government
(i) At present, the
affidavits have to be filed by the parties in cases and petitions etc. in the
Courts under CPC/CrPC/High Court Rules and Orders. The parties incur
substantial costs in terms of money as well as time in having to file
affidavits at almost every stage of the case. The appropriate laws –
CPC/CrPC/Evidence Act/High Court Rules and Orders – would need to be amended to
permit self declarations to be accepted as evidence. Attestation by the
witnesses who are not public authorities, can be provided in place of Notaries
wherever considered necessary.
(ii) Births and Deaths
Registration Act – requires affidavits in case of the applications filed after
one year of the event.
(iii) Central Ministries
may be requiring affidavits for different services, welfare programmes and
social security schemes
The Central Government
take initiate appropriate action to amend the relevant laws/rules to accept
Self Declarations as evidence in place of affidavits.
II. SELF-ATTESTATION OF
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
Present position: These
documents are required to be attested by Notary/Executive Magistrate, and that
itself leads to unnecessary delay. In most of the cases, copies are required
only for checking the eligibility (e.g. for admission in educational
institutions) where, in any case, the original documents are checked again
finally for the shortlisted candidates.
In cases where
attestation is considered necessary, In-charge of Suvidha Centre needs to be
authorized to attest affidavits instead of having to send them to the Executive
Magistrate, thus, making the single window also a one-stop window.
There are cases where
supporting affidavits of third parties (Sarpanch, Lambardar etc) are required
as evidence before issue of certificates – e.g. income certificates. In these
cases also, declarations should be accepted in place of affidavits. It has also
been proposed that the citizen declarations should be adequate for the third
party verification. In these cases, one problem is establishing the identity of
the third party. This can be established by Aadhar Card. This will reduce the
number of bogus attestations as the beneficiary-applicant will anyhow remain
liable. The present practice and the proposed process is indicated below:-
Services
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Present
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Proposed
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Affidavit
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·
Affidavit is required to be attested by Executive Magistrate.
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·
Allow self-declaration by the applicant.
·
In cases where attestation is considered to be necessary, Suvidha Centres
to be authorized to attest the same.
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Contents ofthe
affidavit
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·
No warning or caution for filing wrong declaration.
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·
The signatory is liable for action under sections 199 and 200 of IPC in
case of wrong declaration.
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Courtfee/stamp
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·
It adds to transaction costs/delay, without any compensating revenue
considerations.
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·
Self-declaration will be a part of the application form.
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Photograph
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·
Not required except in Suvidha Centres.
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·
The practice of having a photograph of the applicant can be continued in
the Suvidha Centres, even under the revised procedure of self-declaration for
purpose of freezing the identity of the applicant.
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From Attestation of the
Affidavit to Self-Declaration
· Allow self-declaration in lieu of
affidavit.
· Self-declaration to be a part of the
application for a service.
· Declaration to provide for liability
for wrong declaration.
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Decisions to be taken by
the Government
(a) Self-attestation of
documents should be permitted in case of documents required for seeking
domicile/Kandi area/S.C./B.C./Income Certificates/Ration Cards, Electricity,
Water Connections & similar services and for the applications for seeking
admission to the educational institutions/employment.
(b) In cases where
attestation by the 3rd party is considered to be necessary, In-charge Suvidha
Centre or designated official or third person holding Aadhar Card is authorised
to attest the documents.
(c) Agencies responsible
for making admissions in educational institutions and for
offering employment
should accept self-attested copies and call for original
documents only from the
shortlisted/finally selected candidates.
III. NEED-BASED SERVICES
- SYSTEM OF REPORTS/VERIFICATIONS BY REVENUE OFFICIALS/ LAMBARDARS/
MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS/ SARPANCHES (FOR ISSUANCE OF
AREA, RESIDENCE/SC/INCOME CERTIFICATES, ETC.)
Various institutions and
organizations ask for residence certificates which are mostly needed for the
purposes of employment and education. Generally, the certificates are issued in
compliance with the prescribed conditions – e.g., some institutions may ask for
residence certificate on the basis of residence/domicile for the last five
years whereas others may be content with a certificate regarding the applicant
being ‘ordinarily resident’.
Field
Reports/Verification
In some cases, field
reports/verification is required from Municipal Commissioner/Sarpanch and, in
addition, from Patwari and Kanungo. At present, elected officials as well as
revenue officials are required to report in case of rural areas.
Ideally, since the
MC’s/Sarpanches are not the custodians of information about the applicant nor
do they have any standard means of enquiry, self-declarations should be
adequate in most of the cases. In practice, the publicmen, given their position
– which is dependent on the constituent’s goodwill, can rarely afford to refuse
on the grounds of lack of personal knowledge, and the endorsement by the
publicmen is generally a ritual without much relevance to the correctness of
the stated facts.
Verification by
Government Officials: Rural areas
The verification by the
government officials, for instance, Patwari and Kanungos, who are concerned
with land matters, do not have the custody of information regarding the
residence. The practice of verification by them, therefore, in any case, needs
to be discontinued. There is noi logic in making the process more onerous for
the rural areas, just because the revenue officials happen to be available
there.
It appears more
appropriate to
(i). Ensure proper
identification of the applicant,
(ii). Allow any two
citizens (including government officials) in place of or in addition to the
public officials to provide supporting declarations.
(iii). Ensure proper
identification (e.g. EPIC, Ration Card with photo, Aadhar Card, etc.) of the
supporting citizens; and
(iv). Provide for
liability for action in case of wrong declarations.
SOME INDICATORS FOR
PROCEDURAL CHANGE
Period of Stay Required
for Residence Proof
It is understood that the
government requires proof of residence for 5 years (in the case of Punjab).
This is unreasonable if we take note of the labour mobility. The proof of
residence should be the same as for elections- a person is only required to be
‘ordinarily resident’. In any case, certificates can be issued on the basis of
two year stay at the address given, as is the practice for issue of passports.
Lack of uniformity
Different institutions
have prescribed different criteria for residence/ area certificates. Some even
require certificates of residence by birth; others need, at least, five years
proof of residence and so forth. At least, within a particular State, all the
institutions should follow a uniform pattern -- residence proof based on two
year stay.
Discretion of the
Officers
The systems and processes
are routine and non-discretionary. There may, however, be cases where some
documents are not available or are inadequate due to unavoidable reasons (e.g.
recent shifting of family). In such cases, the applicant may be allowed to lead
supportive evidence/witnesses by the competent authority and the case with
recommendations referred to the next higher authority for decision.
Instructions should provide for scope for discretion at the defined levels
superior to the deciding authority.
Risk Factors
Wrong issuance of
certificates due to the acceptance of bogus documents etc., is unlikely as the
applicant continues to be responsible for wrong information. Self-attestation
also means self-incrimination. Self-attestation and verification are allowed
for Passport and Income Tax matters and there should be no problem in allowing
it for these services. The risks can be minimized by displaying the list of
certificates already granted. Sheer competitive pressure will lead to reduced
risk of misuse, once the list of persons already issued the various
certificates is displayed on the website.
Processing of
Applications
Processing of
applications which is an internal matter of the public agency can be as per the
practice or as per the instructions issued in regard to the functioning of the
Suvidha Centres. The present practice/instructions and the proposed changes
required are indicated below.
S.No.
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Services
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Present
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Proposed
|
1.
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Residence/Area
Certificates -Application forms
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· As prescribed by the authority (e.g.
by educational institutions) or as per the prescribed format.
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· Form to be placed on the Suvidha
Centre website and should be downloadable.
· Hard copy should also be available
with the vendors, Suvidha Centres, other concerned offices as at present.
· The form must contain instructions
and appropriate information on check list etc. in clear and user- friendly
manner and language.
· No court fee or other stamp fees
should be leviable. Form to be available free, except at Suvidha Centres
where a nominal service charge can be levied.
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2.
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Documentation or Reports – Affidavit
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· Affidavit by the applicant or by the
parent or guardian in case of minor.
· The affidavit is required to be
attested by the Executive Magistrate.
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· Self-declaration to be allowed.
· The declaration should provide for
the applicant’s responsibility for giving correct information.
(“The
information given by me in the form/enclosures is true and I am solely
responsible for its accuracy and liable for action under sections 199/200
of the IPC in case of wrong declaration/information”).
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Residence
Proof
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Attested
photocopy by Gazetted Officer or Notary:
· Ration Card
· Voter Card
· School Certificate (Only required for
rural area certificate)
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Self-attested
copies to be accepted.
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|
Field Reports
a) Recommendations/ Certificate by MC/ Sarpanch/ Revenue Staff |
· Required
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· Discontinue verification by the
revenue staff.
· Discontinue verification by MC or
Sarpanch;
· Accept supporting declaration by two
residents of the village or town, subject to proper identification.
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b)Attestation
ofOriginals
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· Attestation by notary or Executive
Magistrate
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· Permit self-attestation
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Authority to whomapplication is to be
submitted
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· Suvidha Centres or
Tehsildar/specified authority.
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· No change
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Competent authority forIssue/Signature
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· Tehsildar or SDM.
· Sub-Tehsil not authorized.
· Officer-in-charge of Suvidha Centre
needs to be empowered to issue as the process is not discretionary.
· Naib-Tehsildar or Tehsildar should be
authorized in place of SDM. Sub-tehsils should also entertain applications
and issue these certificates.
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· Officer-in-charge of Suvidha Centre
or Tehsildar or Naib-Tehsildar.
Standard
Format: Standard
format of the certificate to be adopted by all the institutions.
|
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Citizen
Charters
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· Varies/ not available.
|
· Citizen Charters –must be in local
languageContents of the Charter.
· Forms – should be downloadable.
· Check list.
· Response time - (suggested: same
day).
· Where to Apply
· Complaint system
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Recommendations
· Two years stay to be sufficient for
issue of certificates.
· Discontinue verification and reports
from public officials or government officials.
· Declaration by applicant in lieu of
affidavit, field report and verification.
· In case third party verification is
considered necessary, accept declaration from citizens.
· Same day delivery.
· Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar/Suvidha
Centre in charge to be the deciding authority.
· Sub-Divisional Magistrate to be the
grievance redressal authority.
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Decision to be taken by the Government
(a) The system of verification and field
reports for issuance of various certificates is discontinued. Supporting
declaration by 2 citizens (holding Aadhar Card) (including government
officials/elected officials) would be considered sufficient.
(b) Proper identification of supporting
witness is to be ensured (EPIC, Ration Card, Aadhar Card, etc.).
(c) As in the case of self-declaration by
the applicant, the supporting declaration should provide for liability for
action under section 199/200 IPC in case of wrong declaration; photographs of
the supporting witnesses need to be affixed, as in case of self-declaration.
(d) This system should be
adopted for the issuance of area/residence/domicile/ income/S.C./B.C.
certificates, for old age pension applications and for other services of a
similar nature.
IV. ISSUANCE OF
RESIDENCE/DOMICILE/AREA/INCOME/IDENTITY CARDS/OTHER MISC. CERTIFICATES (E.G.
DEPENDANT/MARRIAGE STATUS ETC.) – DESIGNATING APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
Present Position: Even where applications
are filed with the Suvidha Centre, these are referred to other authorities
(e.g. Tehsildar/SDM/District Registrar of Births etc.) for formal issue of the
certificates.
Decision to be taken by
the State Government
In case of the services mentioned, Incharge
of the Suvidha Centre or an official so designated by the Deputy Commissioner
should be authorised to issue the certificates.
V. VERIFICATION OF
CHARACTER AND ANTECEDENTS: CENTRAL AND STATE GOVTS.
This is done in case of new appointments in
government and for issue of passports. It needs to be considered if this can be
eliminated as (i) the police check is only about any criminal cases for which
the persons concerned do provide necessary declarations and remain liable for
false declaration; (ii) the police report is perfunctory as it covers the last
place of residence only; (iii) in any case, neighbours’ affirmation appears to
have little meaning.
Annexure 1
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 which
may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees,
or with both;
Or, if the information
which 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 which 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 stage of a judicial proceeding,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which 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 which 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 authorized by law to receive
as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which 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.
Annexure-II
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
(TRAINING BRANCH)
To
All Heads of Departments,
Commissioners of
Divisions,
Registrar, High Court of
Punjab and Haryana,
Deputy Commissioners and
Sub Divisional Officers (Civil).
Memo No. 3/7/2010-Trg.(3)/1007
Dated Chandigarh the 10th March, 2010.
Subject: Implementation
of the recommendations of the Punjab Governance Reforms Commission, regarding;
Punjab Governance Reforms Commission was
set up on 8th January, 2009 under the Government orders.
The Commission has already submitted two Reports to the Government. The
proposed recommendations of the Commission were considered carefully by the
Government and it was decided that the recommendations will be considered by
the Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary and,
thereafter, the Department of Personnel, in consultation with the concerned
Secretaries, will be responsible for getting the Government decisions
implemented regarding the recommendations of the Commission.
The recommendations of the Commission were
carefully considered. The following orders were issued regarding the specific
recommendations related to affidavits and attestations.
All concerned are requested to immediately
act in accordance with the revised procedures within the defined time frame.
1. Attestation system
related to need based services:
1.1 Presently, the applicants/guardians
have to submit affidavits to get various
need based certificates such as Residence/
/Kandi Area/SC/BC etc. In some cases, affidavits are required due to some
rules, sub rules etc. under the authority of some specific law. For such cases,
these are attested by Public Notary while in other cases, attestation rests
with the Executive Magistrates.
1.2 The view of the Government is that by
asking for affidavits, the citizens are put to unnecessary harassment and as
such, attestation should be replaced by self-declaration in majority of the
cases because there is a provision for stern action under the law for making
wrong declaration. Therefore, it has been decided that no Government Department
or organization will ask for affidavits from the applicants except in those
cases where affidavits are required under law. In place of having affidavits,
self-declaration has been accepted and this system will be implemented with
effect from Ist April, 2010 onwards. It will be ensured by the Deputy
Commissioners of the State that the self-declaration forms will be available at
all the Suwidha Kendras to the citizens. Though, the self-declaration will
carry a photo of the applicant.
1.3 All the Secretaries of the Departments,
especially, Education, Health, Technical Education, Irrigation and Power etc.
and others where affidavits are required for seeking admission or employment,
will ensure that all organizations/agencies will replace the existing system of
submission of affidavits with self-declaration and implement the changed system
within the time frame.
1.4 All the Departments will submit a list
of affidavits which have been replaced by self-declaration to the P.G.R. Cell
of Department of Personnel and another list of the subjects where affidavits
are required to continue due to legal formalities or on account of any other
reasons. This list should be submitted by 30th April, 2010.
2. Attestation of Documents:
2.1 Presently, the applicants seeking
admission in educational institutions and employment in Government Departments,
are required to prove their eligibility to submit the attested copies of
certificates. In some cases, the applicants are required to have the
particulars mentioned in the applications duly attested by the Executive
Magistrates.
2.2 The Government has decided that the
applicants while submitting documents for admission in educational institutions
and for seeking employment will be permitted to submit self-attestation with
effect from Ist April, 2010 onwards.
2.3 For admission to educational
institutions and for providing employment, the concerned agencies should accept
the self-attested copies from the applicants and the original certificates
should be called only from finally selected candidates
3. Action to be taken by the
Authorities:
3.1 The Administrative Secretaries of the
Departments of Education, Higher Education, Medical Education and Research and
Technical Education are requested to ensure the implementation of the
Government decision in all the educational institutions. The format of the
application form is, thus, required to be revised properly before seeking
applications for admission by the applicants during the Academic Session of
2010-11.
3.2 Chairmen of the Punjab Public Service
Commission and Subordinate Services Selection Board are requested to ensure the
implementation of the decision while making recruitments. The recruitments
which are not covered by the above two authorities, the Administrative
Secretaries and Heads of Departments concerned are required to take appropriate
steps in the Departmental Selection Committees.
3.3 The Deputy Commissioners of the State
are required to ensure that the decision will be disseminated through the
District Suwidha Centres by publicizing the same widely and prominently. While
doing so, due attention may also be drawn to the relevant provisions of The
Indian Penal Code for willfully filing wrong declaration (Annexure-1).
3.4 Self-declaration format will also be
properly included in the applications for employment being provided by various
organizations under the control of the State Government.(Annexure -2).
S. C. Agrawal.
Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab.
Endst. No. 3/7/2010-Trg.(3)/1008 Dated Chandigarh the 10th March, 2010.
Copy is forwarded to Shri Satish Chandra, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Planning and ex-officio Member Secretary, Punjab Governance Reforms Commission & Chairman, Core Implementation Committee for information and necessary action.
Sd/-
Under Secretary
Personnel
Endst. No. 3/7/2010-Trg.(3)/1009 Dated
Chandigarh the 10th March, 2010.
Copy is forwarded to the
following for ensuring early follow up action:-
1) Chairman, Punjab
Public Service Commission;
2) Chairman, Subordinate
Services Selection Board, Punjab;
3) Vice Chancellor, Guru
Nanak Dev University, Amritsar;
4) Vice Chancellor,
Punjabi University, Patiala;
5) Vice Chancellor, Baba
Farid Medical University of Health Sciences, Faridkot;
6) Vice Chancellor,
Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar;
7) Vice Chancellor,
Central University, Punjab, Bathinda;
8) Vice Chancellor, Guru
Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana;
9) Vice Chancellor, Rajiv
Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala; and
10) Vice Chancellor,
Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.
Sd/-
Under Secretary Personnel
A) Self-declaration for
getting services from Government Departments/Local Bodies/Autonomous
Institutions under the State Government.
The written declaration
as given hereunder will be included at the end of the application form for
seeking the services: I_________________________________ Son/Daughter of Sh.
____________________ Age__________________ Year______________resident of
_____________________ District_________________Punjab, hereby declare that the
information given above and in the enclosed documents is 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 will
have to face the punishment as per the law. Also, all the benefits availed by
me shall be summarily withdrawn.
B) Self-declaration for
getting admission in the educational institutions under the State Government:
The written declaration
as given hereunder will be included at the end of the application form for
getting admission: I_________________________________Son/Daughter of
Sh.____________________ Age__________________ Year______________resident of
_____________________ District_________________Punjab, hereby declare that the
information given above and in the enclosed documents is 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 will
have to face the punishment as per the law. Also, all the benefits availed by
me shall be summarily withdrawn.
C) Self-declaration for
getting employment in Local Bodies/Autonomous Bodies under the State
Government:
The written declaration
as given hereunder will be included at the end of the application form for getting
employment: I_________________________________Son/Daughter of
Sh.____________________ Age__________________ Year______________resident of
_____________________ District_________________Punjab, hereby declare that the
information given above and in the enclosed documents is 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 will
have to face the punishment as per the law. Also, all the benefits availed by
me shall be summarily withdrawn.
Source: http://darpg.gov.in/darpgwebsite_cms/Document/file/Adoption_of_self_certification.pdf
Via : http://karnmk.blogspot.in
Question paper of Postal Asst./Sorting Asst. Exam- held on May 2007
Previous Year Exam Question Paper 2007
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LTC - Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years?
LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION
Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years?
For a number of years, Central Government employees have been enjoying
the benefits of Leave Travel Concession (LTC). When a Central Government
employee is employed at a place that is not his home town, then, once
every two years or twice every four years, he/she is eligible to
reimburse the travel expenses incurred for travelling to and back, along
with the entire family.
A BLOCK YEAR consists of four years. The current block year runs
from 2010 to 2013. This is divided into two – 2010-11 and 2012-13, and
concession to travel to the home town is offered twice. Instead of two
trips to home town, the employee is eligible to convert one of them as ALL INDIA LTC concession. Those who haven’t availed of the concession of the 2012-13 year block can utilize it in 2014.
Depending on their designation, the employees are eligible to utilize
air, ship, rail and road transportation facilities, along with the
travel class.
In the year 2010, in order to develop Jammu & Kashmir and North-East
Region, it was announced that Central Government employees are eligible
to travel to these regions via air from Delhi and Kolkata respectively.
It was also announced that the travel expenses could be claimed in
advance. Following this announcement, Central Government employees have
started travelling via air, along with their families. From the
HEADQUARTERS, where they are employed, they have to travel to New Delhi
or Kolkata by train and go to Shri Nagar or Gauhati by airplane.
This concession is given in two categories, on the basis of grade pay.
Those with GP higher than Rs. 4200 and above are eligible to travel from
the airport nearest to their work headquarters. Those with GP lesser
than Rs. 4200 will have to travel to Delhi or Kolkata by train and
continue only the rest of the journey by airplane.
These concessions were initially announced for only two years and then
extended to 2013. Each BLOCK YEAR can be carried forward to one year,
i.e., those who haven’t utilized the facility in 2012-13 BLOCK YEAR can
avail of it until December 2014.
This wonderful opportunity will draw to a close very soon. The Government has issued permission to travel by air to the NORTH-EAST REGION until 30.04.2014 and to JAMMU & KASHMIR until 17.06.2014.
Question is – Will this concession be extended for the next two years?
Click the links given below for your ready reference...
Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K - Dopt Order on 15.6.2012
Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER - Dopt Order on 30.4.2012
Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K - Dopt Order on 15.6.2012
Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER - Dopt Order on 30.4.2012
Source : http://90paisa.blogspot.in/
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Justice R.M. Lodha to be next Chief Justice of India
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and he will assume his charge on April 27.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of
the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief
Justice of India with effect from April 27, 2014,” a Law Ministry
statement said.
Justice Lodha (64) is the senior-most judge of the apex court after
CJI P. Sathasivam. He will have a brief tenure of five months as the
Chief Justice as he is scheduled to retire on September 27, this year.
Justice Lodha’s name was recommended as the next CJI by Justice Sathasivam.
As per the Memorandum of Procedure which governs the appointment of
members of the higher judiciary, appointment to the office of the Chief
Justice of India should be of the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court
considered fit to hold the office. It stipulates that the Law Minister
would, at the appropriate time, seek the recommendation of the outgoing
Chief Justice of India for the appointment of the next CJI. Under this
process, after receipt of the recommendation of the CJI, the Law
Minister puts it up to the Prime Minister who advises the President in
the matter of appointment.
Born in Jodhpur, Justice Lodha enrolled with Bar Council of Rajasthan
in February 1973. He practiced Law in the Rajasthan High Court and
dealt with all branches of law — constitutional, civil, company,
criminal, taxation and labour. He was elevated as a Permanent Judge of
the Rajasthan High Court in January 1994. He was transferred to the
Bombay High Court where he assumed office in February 1994. Justice
Lodha was transferred back to the Rajasthan High Court in February 2007.
He had been the Administrative Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and
was chairman of State Judicial Academy.
He was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on May 13,
2008 and elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on December 17, 2008.
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Shadow is the measurement of Sun's Position
Fox: “Do you know the time, because my watch is broken”
Lion: “Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you”
Fox: “Hmm. But it’s a very complicated mechanism, and your great claws will only destroy it even more”
Lion: “Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed”
Fox: “That’s ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches”
Lion: “Sure they do, give it to me and
it will be fixed” The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while
he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is
impressed, and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very
pleased with himself.
Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.
Wolf: “Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken!”
Lion: “Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you”
Wolf: “You don’t expect me to believe
such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws
can fix a complicated TV”
Lion: “No problem. Do you want to try
it?” The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a
perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.
Scene: Inside the lion’s cave. In one
corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are
busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In
the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself.
MORAL : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY IF YOU WANT TO
KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED, If A administrator IS FAMOUS,
LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.
Veteran film lyricist and director Gulzar chosen for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013
>>
Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted
Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of information and
broadcasting announced on Saturday.
>> The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet.
>> He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
>> The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contributionto the growth and development of Indian cinema.
>>
Born in 1934 in Punjab in pre-independence India, Gulzar started his
career in 1956. As a lyricist, he got his first break in Bimal Roy's
"Bandini". He then worked with leading composers like
Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar-Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar,
Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik and the new
age Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
>>
His has contributed to several films as script, story and dialogue
writer. His directorials are "Mere Apne", "Koshish", "Aandhi", "Kinara",
"Khushboo", "Angoor", "Libaas", "Meera", "Lekin" and "Maachis".
>>
Gulzar's small screen stint included creating the series like "Mirza
Ghalib" and "Tahreer Munshi Premchand Ki". He wrote lyrics for
Doordarshan serials "Hello Zindagi", "Potli Baba Ki" and "Jungle Book".
>>
The 79-year-old was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the
Padma Bhushan in 2004 . He has won a number of National Film Awards and
20 Filmfare Awards.
>> At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award for best original song for "Jai ho" with A R Rahman.
>>
His poetry has been published in three compilations: "Chand Pukhraaj
Ka", "Raat Pashminey Ki" and "Pandrah Paanch Pachattar". His short stories are published in "Raavi Paar" and "Dhuan".
Know about Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
The
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given
annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian
cinema.
The
Award is given to a prominent personality from the Indian film
industry, noted and respected for significant contributions to Indian
cinema. A committee consisting eminent personalities from the Indian
film industry is appointed to evaluate the award. Introduced in 1969,
the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father
of Indian cinema, award is given to recognise the contribution of film
personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema and for
distinguished contribution to the medium, its growth and promotion.
The
award for a particular year is given during the end of the following
year along with the National Film Awards. The award comprises a Swarna
Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of INR 1 million and a
shawl.
