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The Kerala authorities has submitted a elaborate connection to the Union authorities connected the request to see amendments to the existing rules regarding the issuance of caste certificates to persons who migrated to Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said successful the Assembly connected Tuesday
The Chief Minister said this successful reply to a calling attraction question moved by A. Raja, connected the request to instrumentality the recommendations of the Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan committee report, regarding the solution of issues faced by linguistic minorities successful the State for securing a caste certificate.
As per the existing rules, caste certificates are issued lone to Tamil-speaking linguistic number groups who migrated from different States and settled permanently successful Kerala earlier 1950.
The study had recommended that this clip bounds beryllium revised to see those who settled earlier January 1, 1970.
However, arsenic authentic records connected migration oregon imperishable residency of persons wrong the administrative areas of Travancore, Kochi, and Madras Presidency earlier 1950 are not available, elaborate perusal of documents would beryllium required to marque amendments to the existing rules regarding the issuance of caste certificates for linguistic minorities, Mr. Vijayan pointed out
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However, arsenic matters relating to migration autumn nether the Union List, lone the Union authorities has the authorization to amend these criteria.
The issuance of caste certificates to persons who migrated to Kerala is done strictly arsenic per the guidelines prescribed by the Centre.
A gathering of the Ministers acrophobic was held connected April 16 this twelvemonth to see amendments to the existing rules and urge indispensable modifications successful the existing rules regarding the issuance of caste certificates to linguistic minorities. Based connected the discussions, a elaborate connection has been submitted to the Union government, Mr. Vijayan said.
A gathering chaired by the Chief Minister connected August 26, 2025, decided to equine unit connected the Centre regarding this substance and it is being followed up, helium added.
