Haryana Finance Department sets clear guidelines limiting official and Private Foreign Travel for state employees, ensuring strict compliance and approvals.

The Haryana Finance Department has given all state government workers clear and complete rules for going on official and Private Foreign Travel. All Group “A,” “B,” “C,” and “D” government personnel, including members of All India Services who work for the State, must follow these new rules.

The Chief Secretary, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, who is also in charge of ACS Finance, has said that for Official Foreign Travel (paid for by the government), authorization will now only be given for one official travel and one private tour in a financial year. Also, the overall amount of time spent abroad, including both official and private visits, shall not be more than three weeks. Private leave that comes right after an official trip is only allowed for three weeks or half of the length of the official trip. For short official travels (less than 8 days), the private vacation that comes with it is limited to four days.

The Chief Minister (on the Administrative Department’s side) must first authorize all requests for official foreign travel. After that, the Finance Department (FR Branch) must agree to the trip’s costs. Before the “48-Foreign Travel Allowance” head may be used, online budget reports signed by the Budget Controlling Authority (BCA) are needed to make sure there is enough money in the budget.

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If the visits are not in line with the Training Policy issued by the office of the Chief Secretary to Government Haryana (Training Branch) from time to time, the Finance Department must approve them ahead of time.

The Administrative Department will also get all the officers’ legal, administrative, and political clearances from the relevant Ministries in the Government of India and from the Cadre Controlling Authorities of the State Government at its own level.

The Administrative Department will only allow one private trip abroad per financial year for personal expenses. The sanction order must also say which country the person is going to. The department has the right to say no because of office needs. If a private entity that the government does business with pays for or sponsors a personal trip to a foreign country, clearance will be denied to avoid conflicts of interest. Also, legal clearance is required. If someone has a criminal case ongoing in court or a charge sheet for a serious penalty, they will not be given authorization.

serious compliance is necessary because there will be no ex-post facto approval under any circumstances, and personnel who leave the country without permission will face serious disciplinary action. While officers and officials are in another country, they can’t take any job or stay longer than they were supposed to without permission.

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If the “handing over/taking over of the charge” procedure is in place, the officer or official must give the charge to his or her replacement before stepping on board. Also, the officer or official in question is not allowed to work in the foreign country.

The Finance Department will still be able to explain, update, add to, relax, and get rid of any questions about these instructions. These new rules go into effect right away, starting on the day they are issued.