Leaving station/ headquarters: RBE No. 66A/2005: Permission to Leave Headquarters
No.E(P&A)I-2005/CPC/LE-1, dated 15.04.2005
Sub: Requirement of taking permission by Government servants for leaving station/ headquarters.
A copy of OM No.11012/7/2004-Estt.(A), dated 05.10.2004 received from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, (Department of Personnel & Training) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and a necessary action.
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions,
Department of Personnel & Training
OM No.11012/7/2004-Estt.(A), dated 05.10.2004
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Requirement of taking prior permission by Government servants for leaving station/ headquarters.
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.11013/7/94-Estt.(A), dated 18th May, 1994 in which it has, inter alia, been clarified that the Government servant should take permission for leaving station/ headquarters especially for private visits abroad. It has also been clarified in OM No.11013/8/2000-Estt.(A), dated 7th November, 2000 that the leave sanctioning authority while granting leave shall take prior approval, if required, for permitting the officer to go abroad as per the existing instructions. Despite these instructions, instances have come to the notice of the Government where Government servants have left their headquarters without taking prior permission and proceeded abroad.
2. The High Court of Delhi, in its judgment dated 28th May, 2004 in the Criminal Writ Petition No.1004/3 (Chandra Kumar Jain Vs. Union of India), has observed that a Government servant who had visited some foreign countries 161 times on private visits without permission was never questioned and no one in the customs and other departments suspected why a Government servant was so frequently (161 times) making private visits without permission. The High Court has, therefore, directed the Central Government to frame guidelines on foreign private visits of the Government servants.
3. Keeping in view the observation of the High Court, the Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring the existing instructions on the subject matter to the notice of all concerned and ensure that Government servants take prior permission before leaving for visits abroad as required under these instructions. When such permission to visit abroad is sought, the Government servant is required to furnish information relating to the proposed and previous private visits as per the proforma (enclosed).
PROFORMA
(see OM No.11013/7/2004-Estt.(A), dated 5th October, 2004)
1. Name ……………………………………………………………..
2. Designation ………………………………………………..
3. Pay ………………………………………………………………..
4. Ministry/ Department (specify Centre/ State/ PSU)…………………………………….
5. Passport No.………………………………………………………
6. Details of private foreign travel to be undertaken
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Period of abroad |
Name of Foreign Countries to be visit |
Purpose |
Estimated expenditure (Travel: broad/ lodging/ visa/ misc. etc) |
Source of Funds |
Remarks |
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From |
To |
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7. Details of previous private foreign travel, if any, undertaken during the last four years (as under item No. 6).
Name ……………………………………………………
Designation ……………….…………………………
Date ……………………………………………………..
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.66A/2005
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 87/2005