First-Ever Caste Certificate Issued On Mother's Credentials: Delhi Govt.

AAP MLA Ravi wrote a series of letters on this issue

New Delhi: It is a milestone for women rights, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia handed over the first caste certificate issued on the mother's credentials to a child of a single mother.

This is the first time that the child of a single mother belonging to the scheduled caste community received a caste certificate based on his mother's caste certificate in Delhi.

According to the Delhi Govt., earlier, SC/ST caste certificates were issued only based on the fathers' caste certificate or paternal side certificates. Due to this procedure, many single mothers could not get SC/ST caste certificates for their children.

The decision was taken when Geeta Devi is one such single mother who had been struggling to get an SC caste certificate for her child for the past eight years. Her application was rejected multiple times stating that the father's caste certificate is not present.

This has made a huge initiative that will help out several children to receive a mother's credentials.

Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Vishesh Ravi had been pursuing this matter with the Revenue Department, Social Welfare Department and Department for the Welfare of SC/ST of Delhi.

The AAP MLA Ravi wrote a series of letters to the Revenue Department officials and had multiple meetings with officials.

He had also raised this issue in the Delhi Legislative Assembly highlighting the suffering of single SC/ST mothers in 2020.

The circular to amend the procedure for the issuance of the SC/ST caste certificate based on the single mother's caste certificate was issued on July 20, 2020, with the prior approval of the Revenue Minister of GNCT Delhi.