The State Government shall constitute a vigilance cell to assist each Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Cornmittee for conducting enquiry which shall consist of, -
(i) A Deputy Superintendent ofPolice;
(ii) Police Offrcer, who is not below rank of Police Inspector appoint by State Government;
(iii) Other members to be appointed / nominated by the State Government.
Vigilance Cell shall investigate into the social status claim and visit the local place of residence and original place from which the candidate hails and usually resides or in case of migration to the town or city: the place from which he originally hailed from. The Vigilance Cell shall personally verify and collect all the facts of the social status claimed by the candidate or the parent ot guardial, as the case may be. It also shall examine the school records, bird.t registration, if any. It shall also examine the parent, guardian or the candidate in relation to their caste etc. or such other persons who have knowledge of the social status of the candidate and then subrnit a report to the Scrutiny Committee with all particulars'of the Scheduled Tribes relating to their peculiar anthropological and ethnological traits, deity, rituals, customs, mode of mariage, death ceremonies, method of burial of dead bodies etc. by the concerned castes or 331-5 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX. 19-09-2020 [ PART'TV'B tribes or triuui "o..,-*iiies etc. The report shall contain clear opinion of the vigilance cell regarding tl're social status of the candidate' l0.VerificationofScheduleTribeCertificatebyScrutinyCommittee.-
(l) Functions of the Scrutiny Committeb: - The Scrutiny Committee.tl'l-ti1:f th" Scheduled Tribe Certiircaie for candittature in elections, govemment jobs, admiss.ion to any educational instiiutions after standardl0' Only after oUtai1il,gl^-"::lu"ton certificate for the purposes set forth herein, the beneficiary can avail the benellts as a Scheduled rribe .om the competent Authority' any(2) After obtaining the Schedule Tribe Certificate fi person desirous to "*ii tt . u"nefits or concessions available to the Scheduled Tribes for the purpose tp."id"Jit tt"tion 3 of the Act shall make an application well in advance in Form D io'th.
"on".*"d Scrutiny committee for the verification of such Certificate and to obtain the Validity Certificate thereof'
(3) The applicant shall submit the following documents verificition of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate:-
(a) Original documents:- with his apPlication for
(i) The original Scheduled Tribe Certificate of the applicant along with one attested copy;
(ii)An affidavit in Form E.
(b) Docurnents of which, only attested copies are to be submitted in respect of applicant:-
(i) Primary School leaving certificate;
(ii) An extract of school admission register;
(iii) An extract of birth register.
(c) Documents in respect of father :-
(i) An extract of birth register;
(ii) Primary SchooI leaving certificate;
(iii) An extract of school admission register;
(iv) Scheduled Tribe Certificate'
(v) If a father is in service, the extract of the pages ofthe service record (book) which contain lribe entry;
(vi)lfafatherisilliterate,theprimaryschoolleaving.certificateoftherealelderly blood relative of the patemal side of the applicant and extract of school admission register.
(d) Other documents:-
(i) Revenue record like birth register, ex:r;acl of 7ll2' sale deed' Records of rights (village form No - 6) containing entries of 73A / 73AA etc;
(ii) Documentary evidence which proves permanent residence in a particular area on or before declaration of relevant Presidential Order;
(iii) Affidavirs of the nearest relatives whose Validity Certificates are submitted in support ofthe Scheduled Tribe claim ofthe applicant;
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(s) GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX. 19-09.2020 331-7 The applicant shall submit oliginal certificates and documents for. verification wlrenever required by the Scrutiny Comrrittee.
If Scrutiny Committee call for any fuftlrer documents, the applicant slrall produce the requisite documents.
I l. Procedure to be followed by Scrutiny Committee,-
(1) On receipt of the application, the Scrutiny Corunittee shall verify the application nnd evidences submitted by the applicant and approve the application within two monrhs.
The Ivlember Secletary shall be required ro register the application for verification in the prescribed regisrer in Form F.
(2) If the Scrutiny Committee is not satisfied with the documentary evidence produced by the applicant, it shall forward the application to the Vigila:rce Cell for conducting enquiry at the places like the school, residence and such other places.
(3) The officers ofVigilance Cell shall visit the local place ofresidence and original place from where the applicant hails and usually resides, or in case of migration, to the lown or city on place from which he originally hailed from.
(4) The Vigilance Cell shali personally verify a4d collect all the facts about the social status claimed by the applicant or his parents or the guardian, as the case may be.
(5) The Vigilance Cell shall also examine the parent or guardian or the applicant for the purpose ofverification oftheir tribe ofthe applicant.
(6) After completion of the enquiry, the Vigilance Cell shall submit its reports to the Scrutiny Committee which will in turn scrutinize the report submitted by the Vigilance Cell.
(7) In case the report of Vigilance Cell is in favor of the applicant, and if the Scrutiny Committee is satisfied that the claim of the applicant is genuine and true, it shall issue the Validity Certificate in Form G.
(8) If the Scrutiny Committee, on the basis of the Vigilance Celi report and other available documents, is not satisfied about the claim of the applicant, it shall issue a show cause notice to the applicant and also serve a copy of the repot of the Vigilance Cell by registered post with due acknowledge due. A copy shall also be sent to the Head of the Department concemed (i.e. Commissioner, Tribal Development). The notice shall indicate that the presentation or reply, if any will be made within fifteen day from the date of receipt of the notice. In case, the applicant requests for adjournment or extension of the time limit, reasonable time, may be granted.
(9) (a) After personal hearing, if the Scrutiny Committee is satisfied regarding the genuineness of the claim, it shall issue the Validity Certificate in Form G. The Scrutiny Committee shall maintain a register in Form H of the Scheduled Tribe Validity Certificate issued by it.
(b) If the Scrutiny Comn tee is not satisfied with the authenticity or genuineness of the claim and the conectress of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate. aller a personal hearing, it shall order cancellation and forf.'eiture of the said certificate and c:o Lnrn unicate it to the concemed Competent Authority for makiug necessaly notes and further necessaq/ action in the register. Evenlually. the said scheduled Tribe ceftificate shau be stamped as "cancelled and forfeited".
(lo) (a) The Scrutiny Committee shall take decision about the claim of tl-re applicant withir.r such period not exceeding two months from the date of receipt of an application.