Panchayats authorized to issue non employment certificate

An official spokesman informed that various schemes had been notified by Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Departments for engaging staff at various levels on contract basis provides for weightage in term of marks to be allotted by the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose, for the candidates belonging to a family having no member in employment of the Government or candidate who is resident of concerned panchayat or block.

He further stated that no authority has been specified by the Government/Department to issue such certificates due to which the certificates are being issued by different authorities including Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Tehsildar and Pradhan Gram Panchayat, thus creating confusion in the filed regarding validity of the certificates issued by different authorities and its acceptance by selection committee.

He said that it has been decided to authorize respective Gram Panchayats to issue certificates to the candidates belonging to a family having no member in employment of government service or resident of concerned Panchayat or Block, as the case may be. Certificates would be issued by the concerned Panchayat Secretary or Panchayat Sahayak on the basis of Panchayat record. These certificates would be countersigned by the Pradhan and Up Pradhan of the concerned Panchayat.