Under the new tourism policy of Bihar government, how many times and for how many days has it been made mandatory for government employees to travel? What terms and conditions will employees have to follow during travel under this scheme? What are the objectives stated by the government behind implementing this new policy, and what is the situation regarding travel expenses?
Patna: To promote tourism in the state, the Samrat Chaudhary government of Bihar has taken a big and interesting decision. Now it has been made mandatory for all government employees of the state to travel with family for at least 2 days every 3 months.
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What is this new tourism policy of Bihar?
- Every government employee will have to visit his family once in every 3 months.
- This journey will have to be done outside your district to some other district.
- The trip must be planned for Friday and Saturday, covering a total of 2 nights and 2 days.
- During the tour you will have to visit at least 3 local places. There will be no permission to do government work during this period.
- Special instructions have been given to visit eco-tourism and rural tourist spots of the state.
- Photographs of the journey will have to be taken and submitted. It also needs to be told what can be done to further improve that place.
- Most importantly, these days of travel will not be counted as leave, but will be considered ‘on duty’.
What is the purpose of this scheme?
- To promote local tourism and include new places on the tourism map.
- When thousands of people go out for a walk, it will greatly benefit the local economy and improve the economic condition of the people.
- This will help the government in identifying the shortcomings of tourist places and improving them.
Who will bear the expenses?
In the order issued by the government, no clear information has been given regarding the expenses incurred on the journey. Some sources say that the government will bear the travel and food expenses of the employee, but the expenses of the family members will have to be borne by the employee himself. However, according to some other sources, it is possible that the entire expense may have to be borne by the employees themselves.