Deputy Commissioner Jammu Rakesh Minhas said the complaint was immediately verified and found to be prima facie true, prompting swift action against the employee. “A citizen came to the DC Office yesterday with one line: ‘I had to pay to get my income certificate.’ The proceedings to dismiss the official from service have been initiated,” Minhas said in a post on X. The Deputy Commissioner said revenue services, including income certificates, domicile certificates, ration cards, fard and other revenue documents, are legal entitlements of citizens and no government employee is authorised to demand money for providing such services. 1/ A citizen came to the DC Office yesterday with one line: I had to pay to get my income certificate.