Education – Secondary - Alteration of Date of Birth in School Leaving Certificates and other School Records - Delegation of Powers to Director of School Education and District Educational Officers – Orders - Issued.
G.O.Ms.No.77 Dated:23-2-1988
ORDER:
As per orders issued in the references first to third read above, the Director of School Education is empowered to make corrections of all clerical mistakes including date of birth in all school records as well in a completed School Leaving Certificate and the Government has reserved the right to issue orders for making alterations other than clerical mistakes in respect of date of birth in a completed School Leaving Certificate.
2. In the references fourth to sixth read above, the Director of School Education has requested the Government for delegation of powers to District Educational Officers, hither to vested in her, to effect corrections in respect of all clerical mistakes in all School-Records and in a completed School Leaving Certificate and also these powers vested with the Government to her (Director of School Education) to make corrections in respect of date of birth in a completed School Leaving Certificate, where Courts of Law are involved and where the collectors sent their reports basing on the un-impeachable evidence and also in-respect of change of "Surname" in a completed S.S.C., where appointments on compassionate or Medical Grounds are involved.
3. Government after careful consideration and with a view to delegate greater powers to Director of School Education / District Educational Officers for speedy finalization of the cases and to avoid un-necessary hardship / ships to the applicants’ in getting the changes effected early, have decided to delegate certain powers hither to vested with the Government and the Director of School Education, to the Director of School Education and the District Educational Officers respectively.
4. Accordingly, the Director of School Education is empowered to effect corrections in respect of Date of Birth in a completed School Leaving Certificate wherever Court Judgement / Decree is involved au also the Collector's report wherein recommendations were made basing on the unimpeachable evidence. The Director of School Education is also empowered to effect changes relating to 'Sur-name’ where appointments on Compassionate or Medical Grounds are involved.
5. The District Educational Officers are empowered to effect corrections in respect of all clerical mistakes in all school records and as well in a completed School Leaving Certificate.
6. The powers delegated to Director of School Education and District Educational Officers are subject to following the procedure prescribed in the G.O. first read above and further instructions issued in the matter from time to time.
