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PORVORIM: In view of upcoming Panchayat elections, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured the House that directions will be issued to the authorities to issue OBC certificates to the desiring candidates, in time-bound manner.
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Sawant said that the fresh certificates, on producing all the valid documents, will be issued within two days, from the date of application, while renewals will be done within 24 hours.
He further said that internal conflicts within the community lead to delay in issuing the caste certificate, which is mandatory document for the government to issue the authorised certification. Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate said that on an average, the OBC certificates are issued within 10 days of application.
MLA Sankalp Amonkar said there was anxiety in the minds of the people, especially the candidates desiring to contest the upcoming Panchayat elections, over the long delay in the issuance of OBC certificates by the authorities.
