the name of parents because if parents have residence and ration card, the child names would automatically be included in ration cards and domicile certificates. e) Receiving caste certificate for Few young adults had Transfer Certificate from children in Hyderabad Rainbow schools mentioning the caste as ‘Scheduled Caste’ Homes without any documental whereas during admission to colleges, they proof was difficult even after furnished Orphan certificates along with TC to get furnishing letter from organization fee concession and seat reservation. These contradictory documents were not accepted by the mentioning caste based on School college authority and young adults were asked to Records and affidavit in stamp paper include orphan status in Transfer Certificates which about non-availability of paternal or the School Managements opposed. -Social blood relatives’ documents. In Mobiliser, Rainbow Homes, Hyderabad certain cases, Village Revenue officials, during their inspection in Rainbow Homes instructed the staff to apply for Orphan Certificate under BCA, instead of caste certificates. f) The District Probation Office of GHMC organized campaign in Hyderabad and promised to provide Birth Certificate to all children of CCIs without Birth Records. Staff were asked to provide the list of children without birth proof or Aadhar card. The District Probation Officer informed that GHMC would call them to take the children to Medical Officer of GHMC who would do the age determination tests after which certificates could be issued to those children. However, even after six months from the date of campaign by GHMC, neither any information was received by home team from GHMC, nor any Government official visited the homes.
DELHI Successes a) With introduction of application for NABC (Non-Availability of Birth Certificates), many of the children without parents or proper birth proof could access this alternative certificate physically from Deputy Health Officer at MCD or through online application. Few children without any birth proof could also access their Birth Certificates in Delhi furnishing Home Management Letter for Residence Proof, bonafide certificate from school and declaration letters from CWC. In cases of children into open schooling, CWC certification mentioning that children are in Rainbow Homes and enrolled in open schooling was sufficient to access Birth Certificate. b) In cases of discrepancies in legal identity documents for young adults in Delhi, CWC letters were not required. The staff and young adults, who were interviewed mentioned that they easily re-applied for modifications with photograph along with a letter from organization/home and the changes were made by the officials
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