(1) There shall be a committee called the Caste Verification Committee for each district to verify the caste certificate issued in respect of the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The committee shall consist of the following members namely:-
(1) The Deputy Commissioner of the District who shall be the Chairman;
(2) The Deputy Secretary (Administration) of the Zilla Panchayat;
(3) The Tahsildar of Taluk;
(4) The District Social welfare officer who shall be the Member Secretary.
IV* Amendment of Rule 4:- In rule 4 of the said Rules the following shall be inserted namely:-
Provided that the State Government may constitute an additional Caste Verification Committee for any district to verify the caste certificate issued in respect of the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes which shall consist of the following members, namely.
(i) An officer not below the rank of Special Deputy Commissioner appointed by the State Government.
Chairman
(ii) The Assistant Commissioner of the Sub- Division Member
(iii) The Tahsildar of the Taluk Member
(iv) The District of Social Welfare Officer Member