Central govt employees need to disclose source of funds before going abroad

News:

• Central government employees going abroad need to disclose estimated expenditure and source of funds prior to their visits, according to a draft policy formed by the centre.
• They also need to give details of such trips taken by them during the past four years.
• Employees need to give details of period of travel, name of countries to be visited, purpose, estimated expenditure (travel, boarding, lodging, visa, miscellaneous, etc) and sources of funds.
• The permission to employees to go abroad may be denied in the interest of security.
• Individuals, facing investigation or inquiry on serious charges, who may try to evade apprehension by police authorities or facing the inquiry may also not be permitted to leave the country.
• The DoPT has written to all ministries and departments seeking their view on the new format by July 10.

Source: NITI Central