West Bengal has ordered district administrations to re-verify caste certificates issued since 2011, including those distributed through the Duare Sarkar outreach camps. The backward classes welfare department’s directive covers about 1.69 crore certificates over 15 years: roughly 1 crore for Scheduled Castes, 21 lakh for Scheduled Tribes, and 48 lakh for Other Backward Classes. Authorities say doubts have emerged over the authenticity of some certificates and warn of strict penalties for improper issuance. The state is also re-scrutinizing certificates tied to names removed from electoral rolls during the recent SIR exercise.
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