Summary:
Taking a serious note of its employees visiting foreign countries in private capacity without prior permission the Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed them to follow the rules strictly and threatened to take action against violators. In an order the General Administration Department (GAD) said the procedure for granting permission in favour of government employees for private visits to foreign countries has been prescribed clearly by the administration. Further the order said the finance department in its circular on February 21 2019 inter alia clarified that prior permission of the competent authority for leaving the station would be mandatory when a government employee intends to visit a foreign country in private capacity. The matter has been viewed seriously by the authorities the order said. Administrative secretaries heads of departments shall take note of these instructions and take appropriate action against the defaulters and shall not process any case for post facto sanction it said..