Problems of SC, ST students raised at grievance meet

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Mangalore: Problems of SC, ST students raised at grievance meet

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MANGALORE July 31: The problems faced by students belonging to
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in obtaining income certificates
in Mangalore taluk came to the fore at the first Mangalore
sub-division level SC, ST grievance redressal meet here on Wednesday.
Mangalore sub-division Assistant Commissioner Sameer Shukla, who
chaired the meet, directed the Mangalore tahshildar Raju Mogaveera
Koni to address the issue immediately.

District convener of Avibajitha Zilla Dalit Hitharakshana Vedike B.
Jinappa Bangerasaid application forms in the wrong format which were
being supplied by stationery stores in the city had created problems
for the applicants. The students were forced to be present in front of
the sub-registrar when the official verified an affidavit column in
the application before it was sent to the tahsildar's office, he said.

Noting that Revenue officials in other taluks in Dakshina Kannada and
Udupi were not insisting on such formalities, Mr. Bangera urged Mr.
Shukla to sort out the issue. The tahsildar assured Mr. Bangera that
he would instruct the officials concerned not to insist on the
sub-registrar countersigning the affidavit and also expedite the
process of issuing income certificates to applicants. The tahsildar
said the problems would be solved once "Nemmadi Kendras" at hoblis
became operational by August 10. Stating that a decision to this
effect was taken at a high-level meeting of Revenue officials in
Bangalore earlier this week, Mr. Raju said people would be able to
obtain 32 kinds of certificates at the kendras shortly. They would
only have to bring supporting documents, he said.

Applicants would no longer have to worry about application forms as
they would be generated at the kendras, where the data entry operator
would fill them based on the documents produced. Applicants would have
to pay Rs. 15 for obtaining a certificate, he said and added that it
would be issued after 10 days. Revenue officials at their level would
carry out the necessary checks during this period, he said.

Responding to charges of delay byRevenue officials in carrying out
survey of lands granted to applicants, Mr. Shukla said the Revenue
Department had decided to launch a special drive to clear all such
applications received since 2004. The drive would be taken up at
Moodbidri and Sullia in Mangalore and Puttur revenue sub-divisions, he
said and added that the department had sought the help of the Deputy
Director of Land Records.