What is Gorkha Certificate? How to apply and acquire it

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Gorkhas in India

What is Gorkha Certificate?
Gorkha Certificate is issued as per norms laid by Anthropological Survey of
India, Department of Culture, Government of India vide Circular No. 3519 (18)-P dated
12.07.2006 and No. 5310 (18)-P dated 10.10.2006 after due verification to candidates
belonging to Gorkha community in India for enabling certain relaxation on physical measurements.

1. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED : 
1) Residential Certificate ( Attested Photocopies) 2) Election I. D. Card.
 3) Ration Card.
 4) Gorkha Certificate issued by Exe-Councillor /
 Officers, DGHC / Ward Councillor.
 5) Photo Bearing Govt. Document (Admit card / SC/ST Certificate / PAN / Driving License / Election I. D. Card. )
 6) School Document.
 7) Appointment Letter seeking production ofGorkha Certificate.
 8) 2 P.P. sized duly attested photographs( Recent / Clear/ Same)

2. WHERE TO CONTACT :
C. A. to SDO, Confidential Section.

3. PROCESS : 
1) Collect Application Form
 2) Fill it up.
 3) Submit to C.A. to SDO with required duly attested photocopy of enclosures.

4. EXPECTED DELIVERY :
Within one month.

How to apply Gorkha certificate?
Example of application letter

To,
The Sub-Divisional Officer,
Darjeeling Sadar.

Subject: Issue of Gorkha Certificate.

Madam,

 I request you to kindly issue me a Gorkha Certificate for joining the Indian Army.
The following photocopies of documents (duly attested) are enclosed for your kind
 reference.

1. Residential Certificate.
2. Gorkha Certificate issued by Executive Councillor, DGHC./ Ward Councillor,Darjeeling Municipality.
3. Election Identity Card.
4. Photo bearing Government Document. (Admit Card/ SC/ST Cert. / PAN/Driving License / Election I.D. etc.)
5. School Documents.
6. 2 PP sized duly attested photos. (RECENT / CLEAR / SAME)
                                                     
                                                       Thanking you,
                                                       Yours faithfully,
                                                       (So and so.. )
                                                       Address:
Dated:……………….. 

Here's the Gorkha Certificate format.

 Gorkha Certificate

In  Assam Asom Gorkha Sammelan has right to issue the certificate and have been issuing the  certificate since last 15 years.

In Nagaland the certificate is issued by Gorkha Union Chairman on producing valid documents.

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GTA resolves to issue Gorkha certificate to Gorkhas Living Across India

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Hill

Writes: Vivek Chhetri
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabha today passed a resolution to write to the Centre and the state to empower the chief executive of the GTA to issue Gorkha certificates not only to the residents of the Darjeeling hills but also to Gorkhas residing in the rest of the country.

GTA resolves to issue Gorkha certificate to Gorkhas Living Across India

Gorkha certificate is an important document, especially for those wanting to join the police, paramilitary and the armed forces, as Gorkhas are granted relaxations in terms of physical measurements.

At present these certificates are issued by the subdivisional officers of respective areas.

Pradeep Pradhan, the chairman of GTA Sabha, said today: “The GTA Sabha in its meeting has passed a resolution to write to both the state and Centre to empower the chief executive of the GTA to issue Gorkha certificates. The GTA is a body that represents Gorkhas across the country and such a provision should be given to the chief executive of the GTA. Even for those not residing in the hills, the GTA should be given the power to issue the certificate.”

The GTA Sabha today held the meeting after inaugurating a new GTA Sabhagriha (house). During the meeting, the GTA Sabha also passed a resolution to “suspend” Sanjay Thulung, an elected GTA Sabha member whose name has figured in an Assam arms haul case.

It was also decided that the GTA would form a GTA chief executive relief fund with a corpus of Rs 1 crore. The hill body also passed a resolution to come up with GTA Rules and Regulations.

Pradhan said the hill body would write to the various hydropower companies operating in the hills to provide a share of the revenue to the GTA.

Source: Telegraph

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