Shri
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
Government
of India
152, South Block, Raisina Hill
New Delhi
110001 October 10,
2017
Dear Sir
Suggestion
No 03
This is further to my last communication
of September 5, 2017.
Herewith, my third suggestion to
you.
a)
Kindly
advise all colleges / universities not to insist for a Police Complaint Report
when a request is received for issuance of a Duplicate Degree Certificate or
Mark sheet, because of “Loss / Theft” of the Original.”
b)
In
the same spirit, kindly advise all Banks
and Credit Card Issuers, not to insist for a Police Complaint Report
when a request is received for issuance of a new Credit Card because
of “Loss / Theft” of the Original.
RATIONALE for the above suggestion
1.
The Police NEVER
investigate such complaint. The reports are routinely filed which hardly anyone looks at
or enquires about. Nor is it ever
reported or published as an important crime statistic.
2. This adds an
unnecessary layer of bureaucratic action that has no purpose or meaning. It merely creates useless additional work for
the Police Department and a pointless irritant to the common citizen of making
a trip to the Police Station for no purpose at all.
3.
What
would happen if such a Report was not filed – NOTHING. Nothing happens when
they are filed and nothing would happen if they
are not filed.
4.
Can there be any
misuse or damage to government or society or the individual if such a report is
not filed ?
No, not at all.
Let us suppose that a
Loss/Theft Report is not filed for a Missing Degree Certificate and the
duplicate gets issued. Let us further suppose that original document is subsequently found or recovered
by the individual.
What would happen now
? Precisely nothing. Just by having 2 copies of
the “same degree” no one can get any extra or undeserved benefit.
The same argument
applies identically, in case of a Lost Credit Card – in fact the Lost Credit
Card is immediately voided and hence any chance of misuse is non - existent.
Kind regards.
(Hemendra K. Varma)
Encl : a/a
cc
: Shri Nripendra Mishra, Principal Secretary to PM
Shri
Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Cabinet Secretary
Shri Rajnath Singh, Home Minister
Shri
Prakash Javadekar, Minister for HRD
Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS, Prime
Minister’s Office
