Lok Sabha Question No. 3069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Foreign Deputation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3069

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016)

## FOREIGN DEPUTATION

## †3069. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any provision in the Rules for sending bureaucrats and officials on foreign tours and deputation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of bureaucrats who went on foreign tours and deputations during the last three years/year Ministry-wise;
- (c) the details of the expenditure incurred by the Government on them, yearwise;
- (d) whether additional incentives are given to bureaucrats who are on foreign deputations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e): The officials are deputed to foreign/captive posts of the Government of India in  terms  of  the  Consolidated  Instructions  on  Foreign  Assignments  (CIFA)  dated  20/6/1991 and the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines issued by Department of Personnel & Training on  28/11/2007  and  29/2/2008.    These  guidelines,  inter-alia,  provide  Civil  Services  Board (CSB)  procedure  for  filling  up  these  posts  after  taking  into  account  the  suitability  of  the officers viz-a-vis the qualifications for  the  post.  The  number  of  officers  deputed  to foreign/captive posts of the Government of India during the last three years is at Annexure I. Officers are eligible to draw pay and allowances as admissible on these posts.

The foreign tours of bureaucrats and officials are guided by the instructions/guidelines issued by the Department of Expenditure from time to time and the latest instruction has been issued vide O.M. dated 5/1/2016.  The foreign tours are broadly subject to the following restrictions in the usual course:-

- (i) not more than 04 official visits abroad in a calendar year;
- (ii) shall not exceed 05 working days;
- (iii) size of delegation kept to the absolute minimum ;
- (iv)   participation of officials in international fairs/exhibitions/workshops and conference shall be discouraged;

The Ministry/Department wise expenditure on foreign travel expenses during the last three years is at Annexure II.

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3069 FOR ANSWER ON 16.3.2016

## Annexure I

## STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF OFFICERS DEPUTED TO FOREIGN/CAPTIVE POSTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

| S. No.   | Ministry/Department                              | No. of officers deputed   | No. of officers deputed   | No. of officers deputed   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                                                  | 2013                      | 2014                      | 2015                      |
| 1        | Department of Commerce                           | 4                         | 3                         | 1                         |
| 2        | Department of Economic Affairs                   | 3                         | 2                         | 5                         |
| 3        | Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (now in MEA) | 1                         |                           | 1                         |
| 4        | Ministry of Civil Aviation                       |                           |                           | 1                         |
| 5        | Ministry of External Affairs                     | 4                         | 10                        | 7                         |
| 6        | Ministry of Tourism                              | 1                         |                           |                           |
| 7        | Department of Revenue                            |                           | 1                         |                           |

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3069 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.3.2016

## MINISTRY-WISE DETAILS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENSES DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

| S. No.   | Ministry/Department                            | Expenses (Rs.)   | Expenses (Rs.)   | Expenses (Rs.)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S. No.   | Ministry/Department                            | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          |
| 1        | Agriculture                                    | 23066272         | 20523112         | 21275381         |
| 2        | Water Resources                                | 8705437          | 7351667          | 8566172          |
| 3        | Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution       | 12590353         | 10204428         | 4167348          |
| 4        | Rural Development                              | 4760035          | 1613854          | 1703391          |
| 5        | Chemicals& Fertilizers                         | 4045541          | 4414101          | 3741325          |
| 6        | Commerce                                       | 92612997         | 81811521         | 69512600         |
| 7        | Higher Education                               | 4985819          | 8533385          | 2994477          |
| 8        | School Education& Literacy                     | 2601369          | 3452709          | 1960086          |
| 9        | Social Justice &Empowerment                    | 1452560          | 1582521          | 1556490          |
| 10       | Power                                          | 15629867         | 14935104         | 10400650         |
| 11       | Coal                                           | 3418545          | 6156086          | 5155764          |
| 12       | Expenditure                                    | 9736422          | 9859983          | 7793229          |
| 13       | Economic Affairs                               | 56744186         | 66774384         | 57212623         |
| 14       | Revenue                                        | 40933182         | 39788480         | 33859834         |
| 15       | Health &Family Welfare                         | 12252134         | 16093021         | 15497679         |
| 16       | Home Affairs                                   | 118642829        | 141331748        | 302474384        |
| 17       | Industry                                       | 29476924         | 30239383         | 27928898         |
| 18       | Information &Broadcasting                      | 9438031          | 5133492          | 16883717         |
| 19       | Labour &Employment                             | 38112988         | 17038236         | 30478388         |
| 20       | Law &Justice                                   | 10321823         | 11155401         | 13506122         |
| 21       | Planning, Statistics &Programme Implementation | 30906995         | 23950463         | 25820523         |
| 22       | Road Transport &Highways                       | 5496318          | 6655159          | 7996816          |
| 23       | Steel                                          | 3281387          | 5107644          | 4545274          |
| 24       | Mines                                          | 15041093         | 8830032          | 8020401          |
| 25       | Supply                                         | 612984           | 141410           | 511169           |
| 26       | Culture                                        | 14013050         | 17354094         | 23142138         |
| 27       | Civil Aviation &Tourism                        | 82366663         | 79607648         | 94559747         |
| 28       | Urban Development &Urban Poverty Alleviation   | 17699642         | 12695385         | 8825081          |
| 29       | Atomic Energy                                  | 71265558         | 75429189         | 53619702         |

| 30    | Information Technology                   | 21750122   | 23377978   | 25494219   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 31    | Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions   | 4539551513 | 2899279561 | 3516541378 |
| 32    | CBEC                                     | 15624434   | 6989097    | 20859556   |
| 33    | CBDT                                     | 16975360   | 8176119    | 8585883    |
| 34    | Science &Technology                      | 46712637   | 41583042   | 41622078   |
| 35    | Space                                    | 68910693   | 122689450  | 143369178  |
| 36    | Principal PAO PAG Audit Delhi            | 56184516   | 63456622   | 58427421   |
| 37    | Lok Sabha                                | 84438832   | 81487019   | 85062447   |
| 38    | Rajya Sabha                              | 26069967   | 14239004   | 33314681   |
| 39    | Youth Affairs &Sports                    | 2043569    | 2488074    | 6985598    |
| 40    | Women &Child Development                 | 4781329    | 4829438    | 5488769    |
| 41    | AG UT Chandigarh                         |            |            | 2366167    |
| 42    | Directorate of Accounts Daman &Diu Daman | 875712     | 191856     | 380168     |
| 43    | Defence Accounts (Civil) including CSD   | 32603327   | 28064074   | 30698690   |
| 44    | UT Admaman &Nocobar                      | 884023     |            |            |
| 45    | New &Renewable Energy                    | 10570516   | 12580235   | 14142054   |
| 46    | Environment &Forests                     | 47415478   | 46920563   | 51567851   |
| 47    | Food Processing Industry                 | 6629524    | 5202773    | 3519374    |
| 48    | Earth Sciences                           | 45121408   | 35926781   | 29410531   |
| 49    | Central Pension Accounting Office        | 634850     |            |            |
| 50    | Chemicals &Petrochemicals                | 6641190    | 5738086    | 2947459    |
| 51    | Election Commission                      | 6298016    | 8993036    | 3479807    |
| 52    | Corporate Affairs                        | 4905225    | 6443593    | 1781531    |
| 53    | Shipping                                 | 15276755   | 20889614   | 15683656   |
| 54    | Panchayati Raj                           | 1122703    | 483048     | 35650      |
| 55    | Disinvestment                            | 8750846    | 30000000   | 26167602   |
| 56    | Overseas Indian Affairs                  | 8264696    | 8380162    | 1869955    |
| 57    | Minority Affairs                         | 2093530    | 2218029    | 2924431    |
| 58    | Petroleum &Natural Gas                   | 5587452    | 5348294    | 4664535    |
| 59    | Posts                                    | 25032644   | 45391312   | 40228623   |
| 60    | Telecommunications                       | 36907430   | 41615102   | 29061348   |
| 61    | Defence (Services)                       | 41916511   | 47928703   | 27984729   |
| 62    | Development of North Eastern Region      | 184556     | 795067     | 784258     |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                                    | 5930970368 | 4349469372 | 5099159036 |

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