The New Indian Express ·
TN govt scrutiny eased, people can get 16 certificates within five days
CHENNAI: In a move to reduce delays and public hardship in obtaining community and other certificates, the revenue department has reduced the number of scrutiny stages for issuing several certificates from four to three, with effect from next week. The change will enable deputy tahsildars, instead of tahsildars, to issue 12 certificates, including first-graduate and deserted woman certificates.
The department has also delegated the powers to issue four certificates — SC and OBC community certificates, legal heir certificates, and pawn broker licences — to tahsildars of the Social Security Scheme, instead of the regular taluk tahsildars, who are also responsible for patta-related matters and maintaining law and order.
There will be no change in the existing procedure for issuing Scheduled Tribe certificates, as the power to issue them continues to rest with the Revenue Divisional Officer.