In a circular dated 6 December 2025, the Haryana state government revised its October guidelines governing overseas travel by civil servants. The amendment exempts All-India-Service and state-cadre officers from prior-approval limits when they are deputed on training or study programmes that are entirely funded by external agencies and carry no cost to the state exchequer.
Previously, Paragraph 2(A)(v) of the 15 October order capped the number and duration of foreign trips regardless of funding source, leading to postponements of World Bank- and UN-sponsored capacity-building courses. The finance department now clarifies that such programmes can proceed on nomination by the Chief Secretary’s training branch, streamlining paperwork and avoiding last-minute ticket surcharges.
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Though the tweak targets government officers, it indirectly benefits consulting firms and multilaterals that embed experts within Haryana’s infrastructure projects. Faster clearances reduce onboarding delays and allow joint-venture partners to schedule workshops abroad with assured Indian participation.
Mobility advisers working with public-sector secondees should note that per-diem rules and post-travel reporting requirements remain unchanged. Additionally, officers attending partly-funded events must still seek finance-department vetting.
The change could become a template for other states; Karnataka and Maharashtra are reviewing similar travel-cost policies after criticism that blanket restrictions hamper skills development essential for implementing central-government projects such as the Gati Shakti logistics plan.
Previously, Paragraph 2(A)(v) of the 15 October order capped the number and duration of foreign trips regardless of funding source, leading to postponements of World Bank- and UN-sponsored capacity-building courses. The finance department now clarifies that such programmes can proceed on nomination by the Chief Secretary’s training branch, streamlining paperwork and avoiding last-minute ticket surcharges.
Though the tweak targets government officers, it indirectly benefits consulting firms and multilaterals that embed experts within Haryana’s infrastructure projects. Faster clearances reduce onboarding delays and allow joint-venture partners to schedule workshops abroad with assured Indian participation.
Mobility advisers working with public-sector secondees should note that per-diem rules and post-travel reporting requirements remain unchanged. Additionally, officers attending partly-funded events must still seek finance-department vetting.
The change could become a template for other states; Karnataka and Maharashtra are reviewing similar travel-cost policies after criticism that blanket restrictions hamper skills development essential for implementing central-government projects such as the Gati Shakti logistics plan.
