New Delhi: The Ministry of Finance has directed all Central government ministries and departments to strictly enforce guidelines aimed at preventing the misuse of official vehicles and improving fleet utilisation.

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In an Office Memorandum, the Department of Expenditure said officers already entitled to an official staff car for their regular post will not be provided an additional vehicle while holding the additional charge of another post in a different ministry, department, attached or subordinate office, autonomous body or public sector undertaking (PSU). Any unutilised vehicles should be kept in safe custody.

The memorandum also states that Central government officials will not keep at their disposal staff cars belonging to government undertakings, quasi-government organisations, autonomous bodies or PSUs, except when they are on official tour.

The Department said the instructions are in continuation of its September 1, 2022 guidelines on the use of staff cars in Central government offices and are intended to optimise vehicle utilisation and prevent misuse of government vehicles.

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The order, issued with the approval of the Secretary (Expenditure), has been circulated to all ministries and departments, financial advisers, private secretaries to Union ministers, and the National Informatics Centre for uploading on the official website.

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