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The measure is seen as an effort to ensure that the costly trips are not merely for sightseeing but result in tangible benefits and actionable insights for the state
A circular said chief minister Siddaramaiah had instructed study reports to be submitted within a week of returning but it wasn’t followed. (PTI)
The Karnataka government, in a significant move to ensure accountability and efficiency, has frozen all foreign trips for its officials until the end of 2025. The decision comes after a noticeable failure by several officials to submit mandatory study and implementation reports from their previous overseas visits.
The new directive, announced in a circular from the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR), aims to enforce stricter reporting protocols. According to the circular, officials who travelled abroad on official visits between August 2024 and July 2025 were required to submit a comprehensive study report detailing their learnings and recommendations within one week of their return.
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“The chief minister had instructed these to be submitted within a week of returning,” the circular, signed by a DPAR under-secretary, stated. The government, however, has observed that “several officials have undertaken official trips and not submitted the report”.
To rectify this, the new diktat mandates that officials must now submit their pending study reports before they can even seek approval for any future international travel. The circular explicitly states, “Further to this, foreign trips till this year end will not be allowed.”
This measure is seen as an effort to ensure that the costly trips are not merely for sightseeing but result in tangible benefits and actionable insights for the state.
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Harish Upadhya, an Assistant Editor at CNN-News18, reports from Bengaluru. Political reporting is his forte. He also tracks India’s space journey, and is passionate about environmental reporting and RTI investi…Read More
Harish Upadhya, an Assistant Editor at CNN-News18, reports from Bengaluru. Political reporting is his forte. He also tracks India’s space journey, and is passionate about environmental reporting and RTI investi… Read More
September 24, 2025, 21:34 IST
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