President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to a bill passed by the Gujarat Assembly in March this, which penalize the use of fake certificates for getting jobs and admissions in educational institutes.
The official said ‘The President has approved 'The Gujarat Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of Caste Certificates) Bill 2018’.
"The bill was sent to the President as it falls in the concurrent list (the subjects which come under the jurisdiction of both the Center and the states). We have been informed that it has got the President's assent," state legislative affairs secretary K M Lala told .
According to the provisions mentioned in the bill, a person found guilty of producing the fake certificate to get a government job and admission in educational institute can be sentenced to jail for three years but not less than six months.
The offender will also have to pay a fine of up to INR 50,000 but not less than INR 10,000.
A person who gets a government job using a fake caste certificate will be dismissed from the service and the government will have the power to recover the monetary benefits from the person such as salary and perks.
Any admission to the educational institute on the basis of fake caste certificate will be canceled including the educational degree of the person.
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