GUWAHATI: Caste Certificates in Assam will be provided via the Online method by the Deputy Commissioners. This was decided in the recent Assam Government Cabinet Meeting held on October 19, 2022.
The caste certificates are to be provided to all eligible people. These include caste certificates of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Minorities and Other Backward Castes (MOBC).
According to the Assam Cabinet meeting, this will help the eligible people to avail the economic, educational and employment benefits of the State Government.
On August 1, 2022, the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled ‘Mission Bhumiputra. Under the mission, digitalised caste certificates will be issued to students, in a simplified and digital way.
Mission Bhumiputra falls under the Department of Tribal Affairs (Plain) and Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Assam.