Government of Jammu and Kashmir

General Administration Department

(Vigilance) Civil Secretariat, Srinagarllammu

Subject: Mandatory Vigilance Clearance for obtaining Passport by Government

Employees.
Circular No. 35JK(GAD) of 2021
Dated: 16.09.2021
The passport to the citizens including Government employee is
issued on the basis of verification carried out by the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID). The current system does not contain any mechanism as would
help denying the passport to such employees who are either under suspension or
facing departmental inquiry or prosecution on account of serious charges.
Currently, a Government employee is only required to inform his employer for
applying for passport on Annexure-H.
The guidelines for obtaining passport have been reviewed by the
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel &
Training, Go1 in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission and Ministry
of External Affairs (MEA) and vide Office Memorandum No. F. No. 11012/7/2017-
Estt.A-111 dated February, 2020, elaborate instructions have been issued for
obtaining fresh vigilance clearance while considering grant of passport to
Government employees.
Anti Corruption Bureau, 3&K has also brought into the notice of the
Government that the present mechanism for issuance of passport to Government
employees without obtaining requisite vigilance clearance results in the issuance
of passport to those employees against whom vigilance cases are pending. Thus,
there is an urgent necessity to instruct all the departments to issue the NOC for
issuance of passport on the basis of vigilance clearance only.

Accordingly, it is impressed upon all the Administrative

DepartmentsJHeads of Departments to mandatorily obtain the latest vigilance
clearance in respect of an employee applying for obtaining passport in terms of
Office Memorandum dated February, 2020 issued by DoPT, GOI, strictly.

Commissioner/Secretary to the Government.

No.GAD-VIG/2/2021-02-GAD Dated:16.09.2021
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1. Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department.

2. Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Health and Medical
Education Department.
3. Director General of Police, J&K.
 4. All Principal Secretaries to the Government.
5. Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi.
6. Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor.
7. Joint Secretary (J&K), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
8. All Commissioners/Secretaries to the Government.
9. Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.
10.Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and
Rural Development.
ll.Director, Anti Corruption Bureau, J&K.
12.Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir/Jammu.
13.Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal.
14.Director, Information, J&K.
15.All Deputy Commissioners.
16.AII Heads of Departments/Managing Directors/Secretary, Advisory Boards.
17.Registrar General, J&K High Court.
18.Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K.
19.Director, Estates, J&K.
ZO.Secretary, IKPSC/BoPEE/SSB.
21.Secretary General, J&K Legislative Assembly.
22.General Manager, Government Press, Jammu/Srinagar.
23.Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary.
24.Private Secretary to Advisor (F)/(B)/(BK) to Lieutenant Governor.
25.Private Secretary to Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, GAD.
26.11~Website, GAD.
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