Dogra Certificate

The Union Home Ministry today decided to extend the benefits of height and chest relaxation for all three regions-Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for recruitment in Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF), etc in addition to Assam Rifles. 

The order was likely to set at rest the controversy surrounding Dogra certificates in the state. 

An order issued today by the Union Ministry of Interior and signed by its Director (Personnel) Ajay K Singh said that the relaxation of the chest and height, which was previously in Kashmir, Leh and Ladakh regions of J & K Dogra apart, now would apply to people residents throughout the state. 

The minimum height would be 165 cm for male candidates and 155 cms for female recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for the youth of the entire J & K now. The smallest breasts will be 78 cm (minimum 5 cm expansion). The minimum height for the scheduled Tribe candidates will be 162.5 cm for male candidates and 150 cm for females. The minimum size for male breast ST candidates will be 76 cm (minimum 5 cm expansion). 

Without naming Dogra certificate referred to Home Ministry to certain orders relating to the issuance of certificates of Jammu region, which has been issued by the government in Jammu and Kashmir on 25.3.2011 and 7.4.2011while extension relaxation of the chest and height relaxation for the entire state. 

"The proposal to amend the existing order of MHA is in the public at the Home Ministry's website www.mha.gov.in. The proposal is also conveyed to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and after comments from the State Government would be a final decision soon to be ' 'said the order. 

It added that the following amendment to the MHA to replace the word Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh regions of Jammu and Kashmir, all sections of people in the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir will be benefited. 

"Jammu and Kashmir will now be on par with states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura so far relaxed the conditions'', said MHA order. 

It added that there were orders issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to provide for relaxation in height and chest in the case of certain states / regions, and some communities. As far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, the conditions had been relaxed in Kashmir and Leh and Ladakh regions, it said. 

"As the central government wanted to recruit more people to CAPFs from Jammu and Kashmir, there are reasons for relaxing the conditions for all candidates from Jammu and Kashmir. India's government hoped that a relaxation of conditions for all candidates in the entire J & K would be welcomed of all segments of the population in the state'', it added. 

MHA said CAPFs the CRPF and BSF etc had escalated the level of recruitment during the last two years in Jammu and Kashmir. Even in 2009, 1109 constables recruited CAPF from Jammu and Kashmir, the number of recruits went up to 2309 years 2010th 

Sources said today's decision by the Home Ministry would supercede the earlier order dated 01.11.2011, 02.09.2011 and 4.4.2011.In in January as was MHA announced relaxation for people from Kashmir and Leh and Ladakh regions according to geographical criteria and extend the relaxation of the Dogra people during the ethnic tribal Community. 

In the Legislative Assembly budget session in March, posted sales Minister Raman Bhalla discussed Dogra certificate. But the proposal has led to angry reactions from the separatists, and even some traditional political parties, which alleged that this was a clear attempt to divide the state. 

Sources said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had also requested the Centre to change its decision and extend the relaxation to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of putting them in different categories of geographical terrain and ethnic categories. 

Besides Dogra, other ethnic tribes to the facility for relaxation in height and chest expansion were available, included Garhwalis, Kumaons, Gorkha and Maratha. 

Sources said with the expansion of the chest and height relaxation area in the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir by the Union Home Ministry modification of previous orders, was the issue of Dogra certificate can be solved.

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