Self Certification in CBEC
THE Revenue Department has written to all the Chief Commissioners and DGs in CBEC that Government of India is keen to promote self-attestation/certification instead of attestation by a Gazetted Officer/furnishing of affidavit so as to avoid unnecessary harassment to the Public.
So it is directed that in respect of all copies of documents hitherto requiring certificate/attestation by a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, Self Certification by the applicant should be treated as sufficient, subject to production of the original certificates as and when required.
It should be admitted fairly that the Revenue Departments rarely ask for any attested copies and in any case if you walk into any Commissionerate, you will see at least a hundred Gazetted Officers around.