foreign visits of 1,400 civil servants <\/a>in the last two months costed a billion rupees for the government.<\/p>\nAround 1,442 officials were said to have already received approvals for their visits to almost 30 countries, and more are expected soon. The list excludes the visits to India.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome visits were really useful to boost bilateral relations and for personal growth. But most of those visits were sheer waste of money,\u201d reads a statement from PMO.<\/p>\n
Keeping aside the intended objectives of bilateral ties and study tours, factors such as travel & daily expense allowances and luxury comforts form the major source of attraction for the officials travelling abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost civil servants consider foreign junket as a journey to heaven. Since there is a provision of expenditure, they spend more time on how to arrange foreign junket than performing their assigned duties,\u201d says Former General Administration Minister, Lalbabu Pandit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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