RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART I EXTRAORDINARY OF THE

RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART I

EXTRAORDINARY

OF

THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No.16 HYDERABAD, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

*****

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

(J2)

BRINGING INTO FORCE OF ANDHRA PRADESH SCHEDULED CASTES SCHEDULED

TRIBES AND BACKWARD CLASSES - ISSUE OF COMMUNITY, NATIVITY AND DATE

OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES RULES, 1997.

[G.O.Ms.No. 58, Social Welfare (J), 12

th

May, 1997.]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Andhra

Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of

Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 (Act 16 of 1993), the Governor of Andhra

Pradesh hereby appoints 16-5-1997 as the date on which the provisions of the Andhra

Pradesh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Issue of

Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997, shall come into force in all

the areas of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Rules:

1

Short title and commencement of

Rules:

These rules may be called the (Scheduled

Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward

Classes) Issue of Community, Nativity and

Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997.

2

Definitions

In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires:-

(a) "Form" means a form appended to these

rules.

(b) 'Act' means the Andhra Pradesh

(Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes &

Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue

of Community Certificates Act, 1993.

(Act No. 16 of 1993).

(c) "Competent Authority" means the

authority specified under column (2) of

Annexure-I appended to these rules, for

issue of certificates to the communities

specified in column (1) within the

territorial jurisdiction as specified in

column (3) thereof.

(d) "Traditional Habitat" of a tribe means the

area in which a tribe or part or group of

that tribe is found inhabiting traditionally,

on the date of notification of that tribe or

part or group of that tribe as a Scheduled

Tribe for the first time in the State of

Andhra Pradesh.

3.Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates:

The form for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates is as specified in

Form III appended to these Rules.

4. Procedure for Application:

(a) Every applicant/parent/guardian who belongs to a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe,

Backward Class, desirous of declaring his social status as that of a Scheduled Caste,

Scheduled Tribe or a Backward Class, shall submit an application in the prescribed

Form I/II to the Competent Authority, well in advance i.e., six months, as far as

possible particularly when seeking admission to the educational institutions or

appointment to a post.

(b) If the applicant is a minor, the parent/guardian shall submit the application form as

mentioned in clause (a) above.

5. Procedure for verification

(a) On receipt of the application, the Competent Authority or any officer authorised by him

in this regard shall ensure that the applicant has furnished complete information in all

the columns of Form I/II and, shall then give the acknowledgement slip as appended

to form I/II, in token of having received the application. The Competent Authority shall

then verify the information/documents/evidence furnished by the

applicant/parent/guardian in Form I/II. If the Competent Authority is satisfied with the

correctness of the information/documents/evidence furnished by the

applicant/parent/guardian, he shall issue the Community, Nativity and Date of Birth

Certificates in Form III within 30 (thirty) days of the receipt of the application in Form

I/II. The Competent Authority shall specify in Form III the sub-caste of the SC

claimant and the sub-tribe/sub-group of the ST claimant as listed out in Annexure-I

appended to these Rules.

(b) If the Competent Authority feels that further enquiry is necessary, he shall then

examine the school records, birth registration certificate, if any, and also examine the

parent/guardian or applicant, in relation to his/her/their community. He may examine

any other person who has the knowledge of the social status of the

applicant/parent/guardian, as the case may be. He shall take into account, in the

case of Scheduled Tribes, their anthropological and ethnological traits, deity, rituals,

customs, mode of marriage, death ceremonies/method of burial of dead bodies etc.,

before issuing the Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates. The Competent

Authority shall have power to call for further information and/or collect such

evidence/document and also conduct such enquiry as specified in Form-IV, if deemed

necessary. Notice in Form IV should be issued to the parent/guardian, in case the

applicant is a minor to appear before the Competent Authority.

(c) The notice as specified in Form IV should give clear 15 (fifteen) days, from the date of

the receipt of the notice by the parent/applicant/guardian, to attend the enquiry. In no

case, not more than 30 (thirty) days from the date of the receipt of the notice, should

be allowed.

(d) Where the person on whom a notice in Form IV is served by the Competent Authority

fails to respond on the date mentioned therein, the Competent Authority may reject or

confirm the claim of the person based on the document/evidence available with the

competent Authority (furnished while applying in Form I/II). He may also take into

account any other material/evidence/documents gathered by him in that particular

case. The Competent Authority shall cause enquiry, following due process of law, to

verify the genuineness or otherwise of the information/evidence/documents furnished

or recorded, from such persons as called for in the enquiry specified in Form IV. He

may also cause to collect any other documentary or related evidence about the

genuineness or otherwise of the information furnished by the persons called for in the

enquiry.

(e) The Competent Authority should give reasonable opportunity to the

applicant/parent/guardian to produce evidence in support of their claim. A public notice

by the beat of the drum or any other convenient mode may be published in the village

or locality to which the applicant/parent/guardian belongs. If any person or association

opposes such a claim, opportunity to produce the evidence in person before the

Competent Authority may be given to him or her. After giving such an opportunity to

that person or association the Competent Authority may make such enquiry as it

deems expedient and consider claims of the applicant/guardian/parent vis-a vis the

objections raised by his/her/their opponent.

(f) The Competent authority shall requisition the services of Mandal Revenue Inspector,

Village Development Officer, Village Administrative Officer or such other persons

as deemed necessary, to assist him in the enquiry to verify the veracity or

otherwise of the community claims made by the applicant/parent/guardian.

However the responsibility for issue or rejection of the claim shall rest on the

Competent Authority only.

(g) In respect of the tribal communities who are not "traditional inhabitants" of the area

of territorial jurisdiction of the "Competent Authority" as specified in column 3 of

Annexure-I appended to these Rules, the Competent authority shall make a

reference to the District Tribal Welfare Officer concerned to provide such

professional assistant as available with him or with the Tribal Cultural Research

Institute, Hyderabad, to confirm or reject the claim of the applicant.

(h) The Competent Authority shall confirm or reject the claim for the Community,

Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate, after conducting the enquiry as mentioned in

the paras above, within a period not exceeding 60 (sixty) days from the date of

receipt of the application by him in Form I/II.

(i) The Competent Authority, in the cases of doubtful claims, shall refer the matter to

the Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee formed at the District level under Rule 8

i.e. Joint Collector of the District, for the recommendations of the Committee, with

regard to the issue of the Community, nativity and Date of Birth Certificate as

applied for by the applicants. On receipt of the recommendations of the Scrutiny

Committee, the Competent Authority shall accordingly confirm or reject the claims

of the applicants.

6. Burden of proof:

It is the responsibility of the applicant to produce necessary evidence/documents while

applying in Form I/II to the Competent Authority and also as called for by the Competent

Authority/Scrutiny and Review Committee at the State level/District Collector/Scrutiny

committees at the District level/Government, from time to time, while enquiring into the

claims for the issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate.

7. Scrutiny and Review Committee (State level):

A Scrutiny and Review Committee shall be constituted at the State Level with the

following officers:

(a) (1) Principal Secretary to Government, -- Chairman

Social Welfare Department

(2) Commissioner, Social Welfare -- Member

(3) Commissioner, Tribal Welfare -- Member

(4) Commissioner, Welfare of Backward Classes -- Member

(5) Inspector General of Police, C.B.C.I.D -- Member

(P.C.R. & Vigilance Cell).

(6) Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/ -- Member (Convenor)

Deputy Secretary to Government,

Social Welfare Department

(b) This Scrutiny and Review Committee shall meet once in three months or as often,

depending on the necessity.

(c) Presence of three members will form the required quorum for the meeting of the

Committee.

(d) This Committee shall review and monitor the functioning of the Scrutiny Committees at

the District level constituted under Rule 8. It shall render necessary advice to the

Government on various policy decisions to be taken for streamlining the procedure or

on any other issues related to the issuing of Community Certificates as per Act.

(e) The Committee may also render necessary guidance and advice to the Government

on cases referred to it, where divergent and conflicting enquiry reports are received by

the Government, in respect of the community claims.

8. SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (District level):

(a) In every District, a Scrutiny Committee shall be constituted with the following

Officers:-

(1) Joint Collector -- Chairman

(2) District Revenue Officer -- Member (Convener)

(3) Deputy Director, Social Welfare -- Member

Deputy Director (Tribal Welfare)/ -- Member

District Tribal Welfare Officer

Deputy Director -- member

(Backward Classes Welfare)/ District

Backward Classes Welfare Officer

(4) Officer of the Research organisation -- Member

in the Commissionerate of SW/TW

nominated by the concerned Heads

of the Departments.

(5) Officer representing the PCR/Vigilance -- Member

Cell in the District

(b) The Scrutiny committee shall meet at least once in a month or as often, depending

on the cases referred to it.

(c) Presence of three members will form the required quorum for the meetings of the

Committee.

(d) (1) The Scrutiny Committee, on receipt of the cases referred to it by the

Competent Authority under Rule 5(i), shall conduct enquiry regarding the doubtful

claims, by giving notice in Form V to the applicant, within the period specified in

the notice. This period should not be less than 15 (fifteen) days from the date of

service of the notice on the applicant and in no case, on request, more than 30

(thirty) days should be allowed. This notice shall be served on the applicant

through the Competent Authority who referred the case to the Committee.

(2) The notice referred to in Form-V shall be served on the parent/guardian in case

the applicant is a minor.

(3) Where the person on whom a notice in Form-V is served by the Scrutiny

Committee fails to respond on the date mentioned in the notice, the Scrutiny

Committee may finalise its recommendations based on the

material/documents/evidence made available to the Committee by the Competent

Authority.

(4) The Scrutiny Committee shall cause enquiry, following the due process of law,

to verify the genuineness or otherwise of the information furnished or recorded

from such persons as called in the enquiry as per Form V. It shall also cause to

collect documentary evidence or any other related evidence about the correctness

or otherwise of the information furnished or objections raised by any person during

the enquiry.

(5) The Scrutiny committee shall examine the school records, birth registration

certificates, if any, furnished by the persons during the enquiry. It may also

examine any other person who may have knowledge of the community of the

applicant. With reference to the claims of Scheduled Tribes, it may examine the

anthropological and ethnological traits, deity, rituals, customs, mode of marriage,

death ceremonies/method of burial of dead bodies etc., of that particular tribe, to

finalise its recommendations to the Competent Authority.

(6) The Scrutiny Committee should give reasonable opportunity to the applicant to

produce evidence in support of their claim. A public notice by the beat of drum or

any other convenient mode may be published in the village or locality of the

applicant and if any person or association opposes such a claim, opportunity to

produce evidence in person before the Committee may be given to him or her.

After giving such an opportunity to that person, the Committee may make such

enquiry as it deems expedient and finalise its recommendations, with brief reasons

in support thereof, to the Competent Authority.

(7) The Scrutiny Committee shall examine the report of enquiry conducted by the

Revenue Department furnished to it by the Competent Authority. It may also

obtain expert opinion from the Commissionerate of Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare

through the officers of the Research organisations of these Commissionerate who

are the members of the Scrutiny committee, if deemed necessary. These enquiry

reports may be compared and then recommendations of the Scrutiny committee

may be finalised as to whether the community claim of that applicant is found to be

false or genuine.

(e) The Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee i.e., Joint Collector of the District, shall

send the recommendations of the Committee to the Competent Authority stating

clearly whether the community claim of the person in question or his or her

children, is genuine or false with reasons thereof, within 45 days from the date of

the receipt of the case referred to it by the Competent Authority.

9. Fraudulent claims:

1. Where the District Collector receives a written complaint from any person or has

otherwise reason to believe that a person not belonging to a Scheduled Caste or

Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class has obtained a false Community, Nativity and

Date of Birth Certificate to the effect that either himself/herself or his/her children

belong to such a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Backward Class, the District

Collector shall refer the case to the Chairman, Scrutiny Committee i.e. Joint Collector

of the District (formed under rule-8), to enquire into such cases and send its findings to

the District Collector.

2. The Scrutiny Committee on receipt of such cases referred to it by the District Collector

shall follow the procedure as listed in Rule-8(d), (1) to (7) except that it shall serve the

notice in Form VI on the person involved in the case.

3. The Scrutiny Committee shall in such cases cause enquiry by the Protection of Civil

Rights/Vigilance Cell also i.e. through the officer representing the Protection of Civil

Rights/Vigilance Cell as the member of the Committee. The Protection of Civil

Rights/Vigilance Cell should investigate the social status claimed by the person by

sending the Inspector of Police to the local place of residence of that person and

where he/she usually resides or in case of migration, to the town or city from which

he/she originally hailed from. The Inspector should personally verify and collect all the

facts about the community claim of the person or the guardian or the parent, as the

case may be.

4. Where the person on whom a notice served in Form-VI fails to respond to the notice

within the period specified in the notice, the Scrutiny Committee may finalise its

findings based on the material made available by the District Collector i.e. enquiry

report of the Revenue Department, enquiry report of the Protection of Civil

Rights/Vigilance Cell and the reports of the expert/officer of the Research

Organisation of the Commissionerate of Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare.

5. The Scrutiny Committee shall compare the enquiry reports of the Revenue

Department furnished by the District Collector, the reports of the Protection of Civil

Rights/Vigilance Cell and the reports of the expert or officer of the Research

Organisation of the Commissionerate of Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare and then

finalise its findings whether the Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate given

to the person or his/her children is genuine or otherwise.

6. The Scrutiny Committee shall furnish its findings to the District Collector within 60

days from the date of the receipt of the reference from the District Collector.

7. The District Collector shall then decide whether the certificate holder is genuine or

fraudulent and in case of his having obtained a Community, Nativity and Date of Birth

Certificate fraudulently, the District Collector shall pass an order canceling the

certificate issued, within one month from the date of receipt of the findings of the

Scrutiny Committee and shall issue notification to that effect, to be published in the

District Gazette. The District Collector shall also take necessary steps to initiate

action against the Competent Authority who issued the Community, Nativity and Date

of Birth Certificate to the wrong person, besides taking other action as specified in

Rule 15. He shall communicate the cancellation of the certificate to the educational

institution/employer/appointing authority as the case may be forthwith.

8. In respect of the Bariki SC Community, such written complaints if received by the

Collector shall be referred by him to the Government, for necessary enquiry and final

action to cancel the certificate, since the District Collector is the Competent Authority

to issue the Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate for this community.

9. The Collector or Government, either suo-moto, or on a written complaint by any

person, or on request by an employer/educational institution/appointing authority, shall

enquire into the correctness of any Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate

already issued and if it is found that the certificate is obtained fraudulently, then the

District Collector or the Government, as the case may be, shall cancel the certificate

as per section 5 of the Act.

10. Appeals:

An appeal shall lie to the District Collector within thirty (30) days from the date of

receipt of rejection orders on the application for Community, Nativity and Date of

Birth Certificate passed by the Competent Authority. The appellate authority shall

examine the grounds on which the appeal is filed and also receive or call for

further evidence/documents, if considered necessary, and pass such orders as the

appellate authority considers fit and proper in the matter. In case of Bariki caste,

the appeal shall lie to the Government against the orders of the District Collector.

11. Review:

(1) The Government may, on an application filed by any person aggrieved by an order

passed by the District Collector under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Act, within 30

(thirty) days of receipt of that order, review such orders if it was passed by the District

Collector under any mistake, whether of fact or law or in ignorance of any material

fact.

(2) Pending disposal of an appeal under rule 10 or a review under rule 11(1) above, it

shall be competent for the Government to stay the operation of the order against

which an appeal or review, as the case may be, is filed.

12. Revision:

(1) The Government either suo-moto, or on an application filed by any person aggrieved

by the orders issued by the authority authorised under these rules, shall entertain such

application as a revision petition, within sixty (60) days of the communication of the

order passed under these Rules and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the

provisions contained in section 8 of the Act, 16 of 1993.

13. Bar of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts:-

No civil court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any order passed by any officer or

authority under the Act and no stay or injunction shall be granted by a court, in respect of

any action taken or to be taken by such officer or authority under the Act, in pursuance of

any power conferred by or under the Act, as provided in section 17 of the Act.

14. Exercising of Powers of Civil Courts:-

The Competent Authority/ the Appellate Authority/the Scrutiny and Review Committee

at the State level/Scrutiny Committees at the District level/Government shall exercise

the powers of Civil Courts under the code of Civil procedure, 1908 in summoning the

witnesses as defined in section (9) of the Act in addition to

(a) Receiving evidence on affidavit;

(b) Summoning and examining any person or documents;

(c) Making local enquiry and inspections.

15. Action on false certificates: (penalties)

(a) Any person, who obtains a false Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate as

belonging to a community to which he does not in fact belong, shall be dealt with as

per the provisions under section 10,11,12 of the Act.

(b) Action under sub-rule (a) above against a person shall be referred to the court of

competent jurisdiction and will be initiated by the District Collector under whose

jurisdiction the person obtained the false Community, Nativity and date of Birth

Certificate.

(c) The District Collector shall initiate action under section 13 of the Act against an officer

who issued the false Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate to any person

contrary to the provisions of the Act.

16. Validity of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate:

The Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate, issued by the Competent

Authority in accordance with these provisions, shall be a permanent one.

17. Procedure for issuing of duplicate Community, Nativity and Date of Birth

Certificate:

When the holder of the Community Certificate loses the certificate, he/she shall

immediately report this to the Competent Authority. He/She shall submit an

application to the Competent Authority, furnishing the particulars of the original

Community Certificate held by him/her. On receipt of such application, the Competent

Authority shall verify his records and issue duplicate Community, Nativity and Date of

Birth Certificates within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the application by him/her.

An affidavit on Rs.10/- stamp paper stating the circumstances in which he/she lost the

original certificate must be filed along with the application for the issue of the duplicate

certificate.

18. Complaints:

Whenever complaints are received regarding the community claim of any

employee/prospective employee/student claiming to belong to a Scheduled

Caste/Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class, the appointing

authority/employer/educational institution must refer the case only to the District

Collector of the District from where the Competent Authority had issued the certificate.

The District Collector shall in turn get it verified by the Scrutiny Committee constituted

at the district level as per Rule-8. The District Collector would inform the final action to

the appointing authority/employer/educational institution within a period of 90 (ninety)

days, from the date of the receipt of the complaint by him/her from the appointing

authority/employer/educational institution.

19. Provisional admission/appointment:

If the last date for admission to an educational institution/appointment to an office/post

is getting expired, and there is delay in finalising the enquiry and issuing of

Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate by the Competent Authority, then the

competent authority may inform the Principal of that educational institution/appointing

authority/employer or such other authority competent in this behalf, to admit/appoint

the candidate, on the basis of the declaration given by the candidate/parent/guardian

before the competent authority, while applying in form I/II as per Rule-5, for the

issuance of the Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate. Such admission or

appointment shall only be provisional and valid for three months form the date of the

communication by the competent authority to the Principal/employer/appointing

authority as the case may be, and shall cease to be valid after the issuance of the

Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate by the competent authority, based on

the conclusion of the enquiry.

20. Repeal:

All the executive instructions, Government orders, Government memoranda issued

and are in force before the commencement of these Rules, shall stand annulled,

without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under those Government

orders/Memoranda or executive instructions.

21. Savings:

The Community Certificate issued by the competent authority prior to the

commencement of these Rules should be treated as valid certificate.

S. RAY

Principal Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE -I

Government hereby notify that the authorities mentioned below in column (2) of the table

within their territorial jurisdiction as "Competent Authorities" for issue of Community,

Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate declaring the persons as belonging either to

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe as per notification of the Government of India and to

Backward Classes in accordance with the notification of the Government of Andhra

Pradesh, issued from time to time.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

Specified Community Competent Authorities Jurisdiction

1. BC Group: - A/B/C/D. All All M.R.Os in the State within the

communities referred by the Govt., not below the rank of a territorial

of Andhra Pradesh belonging to Dy. Tahsildar. jurisdiction of

Backward Class A/B/C/D Groups. a Mandal

2. Scheduled Caste All M.R.Os In the State within the

1. Adi Andhra not below the rank of territorial

2. Adi Dravida Dy. Tahasildar. , jurisdiction

3. Arundhatiya of a Mandal.

4. Dom, Dombara, Paidi, Pano

5.Madiga

6.Mala

7.Mala Dasari

8. Mala Dasu

9. Mala Sale, Netkani

10. Manne

11. Panchama, pariah

12. Relli

3. Scheduled Caste: All Revenue Officials Territorial

1. Anamuk not below the rank of a jurisdiction of .

2 Aray Mala R.D.O/Sub-Collector/ or of a Revenue

3. Arwa Mala Asst Collector in the Division held

4. Bavuri State by RDO /

5 Beda jangam, Budaga Jangain Sub-Collector/

6 Bindla Assistant

7.Byagara Collector

8 Chachati

9. Chalavadi

10. Chamiar,Mochi, Muchi.

11. Chambhar

12. Chandala

13. Dakkal, Dokkalwar

14. Dandasi

15. Dhor

16. Ellamalawar, Yellammalawandlu

17. Ghasi, Haddi, Relli Chachandi

18. Godagali

19. Godari

20. Gosangi

21. Holeya.

22.Holeya Dasari.

23 Jaggali

24. Jambuvulu.

25. Kolupulvandlu

26. Madasi Kuruva, Madari Kuruva..

27. Madiga Dasu, Mashteen.

28. Mahar.

29. Mala Hannai

30 Mala Jangam

31. Mala Masti

32. Mala Sanyasi

33. Mang

34. Mang Garodi

35. Mashti

36. Matangi

37 Mehtar

38. Mitha Ayyalvar.

39. Mundala

40. Paky, Moti, Thoti

41 Pambada, Pambanda

42 Pamidi

43. Samagara

44. Samban

45 Sapru .

46 Sindhollu, Chindollu.

4. Scheduled Caste Bariki District Collector: With in the

territorial Jurisdiction of

a District.

Scheduled Tribe Community

1. Andh All M.R.Os in the With in the

2. Bagata state not below the territorial

3. Bhil rank of jurisdiction of a

4. Chenchu, Chenchwar Dy.Tahsildar. Mandal.

5.Gadabas.

6.Gond, Naikpod, Rajgond

7. Jatapus

8. Kattunayakan

9.Kalam, Mannervarlu

10. Kondhs, Kodi, Kodhu, Desaya

Kondhs, Dongria Kondhs,

Kuttiya Kondhs, Tikiria Kondhs ,

Yenity Kondhs.

11. Koya; Goud, Rajah, Rasha Koya,

Lingadhari Koya (ordinary)

Kottu Koya, Bhine Koya,

Rajkoya .

12. Malis (excluding Adilabad,

Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Medak

Kharnmam, Mahabubnagar,

Nalgon~ Nizamabad and

Warangal Districts)

13. Mukha Dhora,Nooka Dhora

14. Pardhan

15. Porja, Parangiperja

16. Rona, Rena

17. Savaras, Kapu Savaras,

Maliya Savaras, Khutto Savaras,

18 Sugalis,Lambadis

19. Kulia

20. Yenadis

21. Yerukulas

Scheduled Tribe Community

1. Konda Kapus All Revenue Territorial

2. Konda reddis Officers not below jurisdiction of a

3. Hill Reddis the rank of a Revenue division

4. Goudu (in the Agency tracts), R.D.O/Sub- held by RDO/Sub-

5. Kammara Collector or Asst. Collector /

6. Kotia, Bentho Oriya, Bartika, Collector in the Assistant Collector

Dhulia, Dulia Holva,Paiko,Putiya, State.

Sanrona, Sidhopaiko

7. Reddi Dhoras

8. Konda Dhoras

9. Thoti(in Adilabad,

Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Medak

Khammarn, Mahabubnagar, .

Nalgonda, Nizamabad and

Warangal Districts")

10. Nayaks (in the Agency Tracts)

11. Valmiki (in the Agency tracts)

12. Manna Dhora

ANNEXURE-II

Details of Forms:

Form I : Application for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth

Certificate for Scheduled Tribes

Form lI : Application for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth

Certificate to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.

Form IIl : Form for Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate.

Form IV : Notices to the applicant for verification issued by the Competent

Authority

Form V : Notices to the applicant for verification issued by the District Level

Scrutiny Committee (Doubtful claims)

Form VI : Notices to the applicant for verification issued by the District Level

Scrutiny Committee (Fraudulent claims)

FORM –I

(Rule-5)

Form of Application for issue of Community, Nativity and

Date of Birth Certificate relating to Scheduled Tribe

under Section 3 (1) and 3 (2) of the Act 16 of 1993

(Information to be furnished by the applicant himself supported by the documentary evidence)

To

The MandaI Revenue Officer /

Revenue Divisional Officer /

Sub-Collector! Asst. Collector

--------------------------------- MandaI/ Division.

-----------------------------District

Sir,

I am in need of a Scheduled Tribe community certificate for me / for my son/

daughter for which the details are given below:

1. Name of the applicant in full (in block letters) ::

2. Sex of the applicant ::

3 a) Father's name ::

b) Mother's name

4 Present postal address ::

5 Place of permanent residence of the certificate ::

seeker / his father / paternal grand father, as on the

date of the first notification declaring the

community as a Scheduled Tribe, to which the

certificate seeker claims to belong.

6. Age, date of birth and place of birth (If date is not ::

known approximate year of birth).

7 Place of ordinary residence (documents relating ::

to house/land or other immovable property or

birth registration certificate or ration card or

school records may be furnished)

8 If the applicant has been issued a community ::

certificate in the past by any authority, a copy of .

such certificate should be furnished

9 Community for which certificate is claimed ::

(Including sub-tribe or sub-group)

10 a) Community of the father

(Including sub-tribe or sub group)

b) Community of the mother

(Including sub-tribe or sub group)

11 Whether the applicant is

a) a natural born son or daughter ofhis/her parents.

OR

b) adopted son/daughter of his/her parents

DECLARATION

l/We declare that the information furnished by me/us in the application is true and correct,

and the documents appended thereto are genuine and the contents of the documents are

true and correct and that if these are found to be untrue and incorrect, I/We will be liable

for prosecution for furnishing false and incorrect information documents under Section 10

of the Act No.16 of 1993.

STATION: Signature of the applicant

DATED: Signature of the Parent/Guardian

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SLIP

Received an application for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates

relating to Scheduled Tribe in Form I, from________________________ (name of the

applicant!

parent / guardian) belonging

to______________________________________Village/town

__________________Mandal,________________ District on_____________________ .(

date).

Signature of the Officer authorised

Name of the Office by the Competent

Authority

Date: (Name in capital

letters)

and designation. (affix

seal)

FORM II

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF COMMUNITY, NATIVITY AND DATE OF

BIRTH. "

CERTIFICA TE~ RELATING TO SCHEDULED CASTE / BACKWARD CLASS UNDF

SECTION 3 (1) OF ACT 16 OF 1993

(Information to be furnished by the applicant himself supported by documentary evidence)

To

The Mandal RevenueOfficerl

Revenue Divisional Officerl

Sub-Collector! AssistantCollector I

District Collector

-----------------------Mandal/Division,

-----------------------District

Sir,

I am in need of a Scheduled Caste / Backward Class community certificate for

me / for my son / daughter for which the details are given below:

1 Name of the applicant in full (in block letters)

2 Sex of the applicant

3 a) Father's name

b) Mother's name

4 Present postal address

5 Permanent place of residence

6 Age,date of birth and place of birth ( If date is not

known, approximate year of birth:)

7 Place of ordinary residence (documents relating

to house/land or other immovable property or

birth registration certificate or ration card or

school records may be furnished)

8 If the applicant has been issued a community

certificate in the past by any authority, a copy of

such certificate should be furnished

9 Community for which certificate is claimed

(including the sub-caste)

10 a) Caste (including sub-caste) of the father

b) Caste (including sub-caste) of the mother

11 Religion professed by the applicant

12 a) Religion professed by the father of the applicant

b) Religion professed by the mother of the applicant

13 Whether the applicant is

a) A natural born son or daughter of his/her parents

OR

b) Adopted son/daughter of his/her parents

DECLARATION

I/We declare that the information furnished by me/us in the application is true and

correct, and the documents appended thereto are genuine and the contents of the

documents are true and correct and that if these are found to be untrue and incorrect,

I/We will be liable for prosecution for furnishing false and incorrect information/ documents

under Section 10 of the Act No.16 of 1993.

STATION: Signature of the applicant

DATED: Signature of the Parent/Guardian

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SLIP

Received an application for issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate

relating to Scheduled Caste / Backward Class in Form II from--------------------------------------

------- ( name of the applicant / parent / guardian) belonging to ------------------------------------

----------------village/town ------------------------------mandaI,-----------------------------District on---

---------------------------- ( date.)

Signature of the Officer authorised

Name of the Office by the Competent

Authority

Date: (Name in capital

letters)

and designation.(affix

seal)

FORM III

Serial No.

S.C District Code:

S. T Emblem Mandal Code:

B.C. Village Code:

Certificate No:

COMMUNITY. NATIVITY AND DATE OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE

I) This is to certify that Sri/SmtIKum _________________________________Son /

daughter of Sri--------------------------------------------------------------------of-----------------------------

-- Village /Town ------------------------------------MandaI--------------------------------------------

District------------------------------------------ of the State of Andhra Pradesh belongs to ----------

-------------- Community which is recognised as S.C/S. T ./B.C under:

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950

The Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order, 1950.

G.O.Ms.No.1793, Education, dated 25-9-1970 as amended from time to time

(BCs) S.Cs., S.Ts. list (Modification) Order, 1956, S.Cs and S.T.s. (Amendment) Act,

1976.

2) It is certified that Sri/Smt./Kum_________________________________ is a

native of __________________________________________Village/Town

__________________Mandal

_____________________________District of Andhra Pradesh.

3) It is certified that the place of birth of

Sri/Smt./Kum__________________________is

________________________________Village/T own_________________________

Mandal

________________________District of Andhra Pradesh.

4) It is certified that the date of birth of Sri/Smt./ Kum_________________________

is Day_________________Month________________ Year_____________(in words) as

per the declaration given by his/ her father/mother/ guardian and as entered in the school

records where he/she studied.

Signature:

Date:

Name in Capital Letters:

(Seal) Designation:

Explanatory Note:: While mentioning the community, the Competent Authority must

mention the sub-caste (in case of Scheduled Castes) and sub-tribe

or sub-group (in case of Scheduled Tribes) as listed out in the

S.Cs., and S. Ts., (Amendment) Act, 1976.

FORM-IV

NOTICE TO THE APPLICANT

To

Sri/Smt/Kum__________________________village_______________________Mandal--

____________________________________District, whereas an application has been

made by_______________________________ (name of the certificate seeker) S/o, D/o,

W/O________________________________________(Name of the father/husband) for

the issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate under Section 3(1)/ Sec.3(2)

of the AP (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and BCs) Regulation of Issue of

Community , Certificates Act, 1993. Notice is hereby given that an enquiry will be made

about the community claim of the above mentioned applicant by the undersigned

at___________________ (time) on__________ (date) of____________ (month)

19_________ (year) at ________________ (place). He/She shall appear without fail at

the said place on the said date and said time to substantiate his or her community claim,

with oral and documentary evidence, failing which the Competent Authority will confirm or

reject the community claim of the applicant based on the documents/evidence furnished

by the applicant in Form I/II to the Competent Authority and the material/evidence

gathered by the Competent Authority in this case. He/She may bring his/her parents to

assist him/her in the enquiry.

Place: Signature and designation of

Competent Authority.

Date: (seal)

FORM-V

To

Sri/Smt./Kum__________________village_________________mandaI

_____________District, Whereas a reference has been received by the Scrutiny

Committee from the Competent Authority (specify the authority) regarding doubts about

your community claim that you belong to SC/ST/BC community. The Committee now

therefore directs you to attend the enquiry regarding your community claim on

__________ (date) at_______________ (time) at_____________ (place) without fail. You

are required to furnish all the documentary evidence in support of your community claim

on the said date failing which the Scrutiny Committee will finalise its recommendations

based on the material/documents/evidence made available to the Committee by the

Competent Authority. You may bring your parents/guardian to assist you in the enquiry.

Date: Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee

(Joint Collector)

(seal)

FORM-VI

To

Sri/Smt/Kum.________________village________________mandal________________Di

strict, Whereas a complaint has been received by this office alleging that you have

obtained ST/SC/BC Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate from (specify the

authority who issued it) fraudulently, and whereas I have reason to believe that you

obtained S. T. /S.C. /B.C. certificate for yourself/for your son/daughter fraudulently even

though in reality you do not belong to any Scheduled Tribe/SC/BC. Now therefore, you are

hereby directed to attend enquiry regarding your community claim on ______________

(date) at______________ (time) at _____________ (place) 'without fail. You are required

to furnish all the documentary evidence in support of your community claim on the said

date failing which the Scrutiny Committee will finalise its recommendations based on the

material/documents/evidence made available to the Committee by the District Collector.

You may bring your parents/guardian to assist you in the enquiry.

Date:

Place: Chairman of tile Scrutiny Committee

(Joint Collector)

(seal)

S. RAY,

Principal Secretary to Government.