No NOC required for regular payment of bills of state govt employees after July: Cabinet

July 7: The weekly Assam Cabinet meeting was held on Wednesday in Dispur which was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. Taking to his twitter handle, CM Assam wrote, “We took some major decisions in #AssamCabinet in interest of SHGs, good governance, etc. Decisions include protocols on playing of State/National anthems & serving traditional food in Govt meetings, best employee awards, extending validity of TET certificates, etc.” The cabinet decisions were informed in a press briefing by Ministers Pijush Hazarika,  Dr. Ranoj Pegu, Bimal Borah & Political Secretary to the CM Jayanta Malla Baruah.

Power Bills:

• All Govt employees have to clear their pending electricity bills till July
• NOC about clearance of bills to be submitted
• No NOC required for regular payment of bills after this month

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.