SIN mandatory
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 18 2025:
Specific Identification Number (SIN) has been made mandatory for all employees/persons engaged on casual basis, daily wages, muster roll basis, ad-hoc basis, contractual basis, work charged establishment, Home Guard, Village Defence Force (VDF) and Grant-in-Aid institutions under State Government, public sector undertaking, semi-Government organisations and local bodies with effect from October 1, 2025 .
The above mentioned categories of employees/persons will be allowed to draw their monthly salary, wages, remuneration etc with effect from October 1, 2025 only after their details are being entered in the MIS database and upon generation of a unique ID called Specific Identification Number (SIN), according to an office memorandum issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Vivek Kumar Dewangan.
The office memorandum advised all administrative Secretaries/Commissioners/ HoDs/nodal officers (CMIS) to take necessary steps to obtain SIN for the above mentioned categories of employees/persons working under their control on or before September 30, 2025 failing which salary/wages/remuneration will be stopped with effect from October 1, 2025 .
The office memorandum has instructed all concerned DDOs to prepare the monthly pay bill for such persons only after obtaining the SIN certificate.
It has also advised Treasury Officers/Sub-Treasury Officers to release the monthly salary, wages, remuneration of such employees/persons strictly based on the SIN allotted and SIN certificate issued by Directorate of MIS with effect from October 1, 2025 .




