DC, DEO show discord over income certificates

Chandigarh | Friday | 15th February, 2019

Summary:

"You are requested to please provide details regarding pending applications for issuance of income certificates which are required for admission under RTE Act," it read.In the letter, DEO office has also requested DC office to issue income certificates to parents who have applied for admission without certificates. "Meanwhile, DC Mandip Singh Brar said, "Anyone caught supplying wrong information to get income certificates will be penalized." Education department wants DC office to issue income certificates for these 2,090 candidates. DC office did not reply positively.On the other hand, as per the data available with the DC's office, they received 1,352 applications in total for issuance of income certificates and out of all 1,177 income certificates were issued. DEO Anujit Kaur has also written to DC stating that approximate 300 applications are pending for issuance of Income certificate ..