Residents make rounds of MeeSeva centres for caste certs

Hyderabad: Residents of Old City who had applied for caste and income certificates are being forced to make rounds of MeeSeva centres and Bahadurpura mandal offices time and again.
Many applicants, mostly students told TOI that they were not being guided by the authorities concerned and that as a result their applications were getting rejected.
“I have been making rounds of MeeSeva centres for the last four months to get my caste certificate.But my application is being rejected citing insufficient documents despite submitting all the necessary documents at least four times. I have also been to the Bahadurpura mandal office and met officials concerned. My education is getting disturbed due to their negligence,’’ Mariyam Begum, one of the applicants said.
When TOI contacted Bahadurpura mandal officer, he clarified that the certificates were getting rejected as they had not submitted all the necessary documents.
“We want the applicants to produce their respective caste certificate to get a new one,’’ S Ramulu, MRO, Bahadurpura said.
Another applicant’s father alleged that his daughter was not issued residence certificate despite providing all the necessary documents. Residents have requested higher ups to look into the matter and ensure the issuance of necessary certificates on time.