Haryana waives NOC need for job applicants

Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi has issued comprehensive revised and consolidated instructions regarding resignation from government service and submission of applications for subsequent appointments, marking a significant reform in administrative procedures.

In a major departure from earlier practices that caused inordinate delays and harmed the interests of in-service candidates, the Haryana Government has discontinued the mandatory requirement of obtaining no-objection certificate (NOC) for government employees seeking subsequent appointments. With effect from March 8, 2018, any government employee who has not executed a bond with the state government may directly forward his application for subsequent appointment to recruiting agencies (Haryana Public Service Commission and Haryana Staff Selection Commission) without obtaining NOC from the appointing authority.

However, the incumbent must inform his head of office and send a copy to the appointing authority before the last date of submission of application.

This progressive step eliminates bureaucratic delays that previously prevented deserving candidates from timely participation in recruitment processes. The reform recognises that delays in obtaining NOC often resulted in candidates missing crucial application deadlines, thereby denying them career advancement opportunities.

A ground-breaking provision of 'technical resignation' has been introduced for the first time in Haryana's administrative framework. Technical resignation is an intimation in writing submitted by a temporary government employee due to administrative reasons with the intention to join service of subsequent appointment on selection from open market through recruiting agencies or by way of transfer/absorption in a new department/organisation within Haryana Government.