After Punjab Government decided to hire private vehicles for its officers touring the field areas to cut down on expenses, it decided on Thursday that officers will have to bear their own expenses if they travel beyond the stipulated limit.
In detailed instructions issued for hiring private vehicles for all Government offices, PSUs, semi-Government bodies and others, the Government said it will hire private vehicles for officers and new vehicles would not be issued to them anymore.
As per the notification, only those Government departments and other undertakings would be eligible to hire vehicles where the Government vehicle has been sold after condemning it and the concerned officer has no vehicle.
The upper limit for travelling for officers has been fixed at 2,000 km per month. "In case of crossing the limit, the concerned officer will have to pay from its own pocket," the Government statement added.