Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 31: Following complaints that the books being issued from the Library in the General Administration Department are not being returned by the officials of the different Departments of Civil Secretariat and Assembly/ Council Secretariat, the Government today issued necessary instruction over issuance of No Demand Certificate by the GAD Library.
As per the circular, all the Administrative Secretaries shall direct the Officers/Officials under their administrative control to return the books of the library in a time bound manner while the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of the Departments in the Civil Secretariat shall ensure that the Service Books/LPCs of the Officers/Officials moving out on account of transfer are issued only after obtaining ‘No Demand Certificate’ from the GAD library.
Further, the circular adds, the concerned Heads of the offices/DDOs shall ensure that ‘No Demand Certificates’ are obtained from the officers/officials who have worked in the Secretariat, before finalizing their pension cases. Similarly, the pension papers of employees posted in the Secretariat, even on short term basis and posted outside the Secretariat be not processed unless production of the NDC by them, the order says.