Port Blair, Aug 28: The Lt Governor Lt. Gen A K Singh (Retd) has expressed his strong displeasure over numerous complaints that retirement dues of Govt. employees in many cases are not being settled at the time of their retirement.
He has asked the Chief Secretary to direct the Principal Secretary/Secretaries and the Heads of Departments to ensure that retirement benefits of all employees be settled at the time of their retirement. In case, disciplinary proceeding are pending against such govt. officials, then provisional pension and release of provident fund be settled at the time of retirement. No govt. servant should be put to any such harassment after his retirement.