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Notification on caste validity in a month, says minister

Other members who spoke on the issue were Dharavi MLA Varsha Gaikwad and presiding officer Yogesh Sagar.

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The state government on Thursday informed the state assembly that it will be coming out with a notification in a month on the issue of caste validation certificate. The statement was made by social justice minister Rajkumar Badole.

The issue was raised in the assembly by Malabar Hill MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who sought to know the steps taken by the government to ensure that those requiring caste certificate get it early. "The issue has been coming up everytime," said Lodha. He demanded to know when the state-appointed committee on the issue will be putting up the report, and whether the state will approach the Centre for having May 1, 1960, as the date for documents required for caste certificate, instead of 1950, and accept recommendations of the Munshi committee.

"For example, the Meghwal community from Gujarat stayed back in Mumbai. It should not be asked to provide documents from 1950. The state was formed on May 1, 1960," said Lodha, adding, "The nomadic tribe should not be asked to provide for residents proof because they are always moving."

Other members who spoke on the issue were Dharavi MLA Varsha Gaikwad and presiding officer Yogesh Sagar.

"An entire generation could not study in the backward community for lack of caste certificate. The government should work on it," said Sagar.

Gaikwad said, "The assembly has discussed this many times. What happened to the issue of those getting a certificate if they are blood relative?"

"The government should also tell whether it will permanently ban a person from contesting election if s/he submits a fake certificate," Ajit Pawar, former deputy chief minister, said.

Badole said, "A notification will be issued on the issue in a month and the state will approach the Centre to have the year changed."

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