Since 1995, the Maharashtra government had been receiving complaints from representatives of tribal organisations and individuals belonging to Scheduled Tribes about people enjoying the benefits of reservation through forged caste certificates. A government report had underlined that there were over 10 lakh people in Maharashtra alone, who are estimated to have over the past four decades obtained bogus caste certificates. Of these, nearly 50,000 belonging to General and OBC categories reportedly bagged government jobs including civil services and seats in premier institutions across Maharashtra under various quotas designated for underprivileged scheduled castes, STs and denotified communities.
— source newsclick.in | 11 Dec 2020