Chandigarh, Sept 13 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal, with a strong commitment to delivering citizen-centric services in a paperless, transparent, and convenient manner, has initiated another significant step in this direction. Under his leadership, the state government is introducing proactive OBC (Other Backward Classes) certificate issuance through the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) system.
Now, citizens can conveniently download their OBC certificates online from the comfort of their homes by accessing the Citizen Saral Portal. If their eligibility is confirmed based on the data available in the OBC category within the Parivar Pehchan Patra, the certificates can be easily obtained.
Speaking at a press conference here today, the Chief Minister emphasized that the PPP system streamlines the process by allowing individuals to obtain their family ID on the Saral portal without requiring human intervention. This enables them to download the necessary caste certificate effortlessly. He highlighted that the primary objective of the Parivar Pehchan Patra is to offer hassle-free and paperless services to the public. Already, through the SARAL portal, various certificates, including over 7.4 lakh Scheduled Caste certificates and more than 4.76 lakh Backward Class certificates, have been issued based on verified caste and category information from PPP.
On this occasion, Mines and Geology Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma and Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta were present.
Sh. Manohar Lal further revealed that the state government has facilitated the disbursement of pension to beneficiaries at their residences by linking social security pension schemes with the Family ID. To date, approximately 1.7 lakh elderly individuals and 13000 disabled individuals have received pensions while staying at home. The annual income threshold for eligibility for old-age pension has also been raised from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.
He said that PPP has played a pivotal role in streamlining processes and improving access to government services. With a single click, it has helped create 35 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, including 18 lakh new BPL ration cards, and issued 56.46 lakh Ayushman-Chirayu cards. Moreover, under the Nirogi Haryana Scheme, PPP has facilitated more than 1.5 crore free health tests for over 27 lakh underprivileged individuals in the state.
The Chief Minister concluded by stating that 397 schemes and services are currently linked to the Parivar Pehchan Patra, enabling eligible individuals to conveniently access and benefit from these services from their homes.
Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. Rajesh Khullar, Additional Chief Secretary, and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All Department, Sh. Raja Shekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Chief Administrator, Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, Director, Consolidation of Land Holdings and Land Records, Ms. Amna Tasneem and other officers also remained present on this occasion.