For once, it’s hard to fault the government for a programme that seems doomed to fail. Rather, students and parents, who typically disparage the district administration for any delays in delivery of caste, domicile, or non-creamy layer certificates, have taken no notice of camps organised for the same at twelve Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools.

Get in line: Citizen Facilitation Centers, like the one above, will be hard-pressed to provide caste, domicile certificates next year, as representatives would be busy with poll duties. File pic