Shillong, Aug 11: The state has curtailed the foreign visits of officers and contractual employees.
The cabinet on Friday took the decision as part of austerity measure.
Briefing reporters after the meeting , cabinet minister and government spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said the visits will be limited to two in a financial year.
“If the officers have to undertake the second visit, they have to provide a satisfactory report of the first visit”, Paul said.
The state government can sponsor only a limited foreign visit and the rest should be borne by either the central government or any other external agencies.
The only exception is when an officer goes to a foreign country to accept an award, Paul added.
To a question on restriction on CM and cabinet ministers, Paul said that their foreign visits are governed by the guidelines of union ministry of external affairs.
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