June 30: A letter issued by the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) recently stated that the all employees must be certified by their respective DDO’s as “No dues pending” of their current electricity bill. If the electricity bill is not paid by the state government employees, then the salary of the erring staff shall not be prepared by the DDO. As a matter of proof, the employees should submit system generated payment receipt of latest electricity bill to their DDO’s. Only on receiving the proof, the employer should issue “No dues certificate & process their salary bill. On 29 June, 2021, on the basis of the letter of APDCL, MS Manivannan, Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt of Assam directed all Deputy Commissioners to ensure the same.
However, there were various confusions prevailing among the employees as regards submission of “system generated payment receipt” of current electricity bill. It is in this regard that Silchar Electrical Sub-Division-II, APDCL(CAR), issued ‘Clarification regarding clearance of electricity bills by State Govt. employees prior to disbursement of salary.’ Certain case studies were put forward by APDCL, Silchar in this regard:
Case: 1: If the employee has an electricity connection in his/her name anywhere in Assam, even if he/she does not reside at his/her own residence.
Reply: In such case, the receipt/invoice of payment of the current month’s electricity bill has to be provided along with a copy of the electricity bill.
Case: 2: If the employee resides with his/her parents or spouse but the electricity connection is not in his/her name, but in the name of either his/her parents or spouse.
Reply: In such case, the employee has to provide a self-declaration that he resides with his/her parents or spouse but the electricity connection is not in his/her name but in the name of either his/her parents or spouse. The receipt/invoice of payment of the current month’s electricity bill of his/her residence has to be provided along with a copy of the electricity bill.
Case: 3: If the employee resides in a rented house and does not have an electricity connection in his/her name anywhere in Assam (also applicable for employees from outside the state who draws salary from the GOA)
Reply: In such case, the employee has to submit a self-declaration that he/she resides in a rented house and that he/she does not have any electricity connection in his/her name anywhere in Assam.
Case: 4: If the employee resides in any Govt. quarter with parents or spouse where payment is deducted from salary (e.g. Railway quarters) or paid centrally, but he/she draws salary from GOA and does not have any electricity connection in his/her name anywhere in Assam.
Reply: In such case, the employee has to submit a self-declaration that he/she resides in a Govt. quarter where payment is deducted from salary (e.g. Railway quarters) or paid centrally and that he/she does not have any electricity connection in his/her name anywhere in Assam.
