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Kathmandu Wednesday September 19, 2001 Ashwin 03, 2058.
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Fake certificate racket
The practice of submitting fake certificates
while seeking jobs or at the time of promotion has never been a matter of serious concern.
Not that the prestigious Tribhuvan University of this country, that has the sole authority
to issue "equivalent certificate" to those who seek it, is unaware of this
unscrupulous activity. But that the people, who provide and recognize such documents, are
none other than the employees of higher educational institutions, besides the decision
makers of this country. As a result, thousands of employees with fake certificates are
working as civil servants and employees of state-run banks. Unfortunately, this is more
serious in police and army forces. Investigations into fake certificate racket are usually
discouraged. The fact is that the government is yet to take stern action against such
practices. Had it taken any measure to prevent such practice or considered it a crime,
things would have been better than what it is today.
The government has neither introduced any
effective law against such crimes, nor has it realized the need for effective mechanisms
to prevent them. The case of fake certificates is an example of how this country is being
administered. One can easily say who all encourage such practices and why successive
governments have failed to bring those involved in fake certificate racket to justice. How
do unscrupulous people in this country procure such certificates and from where needs no
explanation. This issue has come up only when some senior government officials sought
promotion after submitting fake certificates. And one third of government officials are
believed to have been working with fake certificates.
The Parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC)
conducted an investigation into how serious is the matter of fake certificates in the
country last year. The SAC came up with findings that the situation is worse in state
cooperation, banks, and police and army forces. The way the Tribhuwan University issued
recognition to dubious Indian certificates also shows that the clean up campaign which
started last year will remain incomplete unless the government introduces stringent laws
against those who have been working with fake Indian certificates. Besides, the people
with fake certificates are none other than the relatives of political leaders and those in
the commission to investigate such crimes. Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and
universities, including the state board for investigation, as sought by the SAC is likely
to go unheeded. The SAC has not pointed out the higher education institutions which issued
certificates "equivalent" to dubious ones, nor does it seem to have gathered
enough information on how did the fake certificate holders acquire equivalent
certificates.
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