NEW DELHI, SEPT 25: The Government today announced several austerity measures to control growth in non-plan and non-developmental expenditure.In guidelines issued to secretaries and financial advisors in various ministries and departments today, it has been said there should be a mandatory 10 per cent cut in budgetary allocation for non-plan, non-salary expenditure of all ministries and departments and that utmost economy should be exercised in the use of staff-cars and official vehicles. There would also be a 10 per cent cut in the consumption and allocation of funds for expenditure on polls for staff-cars.The other measures announced include strict implementation of instructions regarding a 10 per cent cut in posts lying vacant for more than a year, ban on creation of new posts for one year, restrictions on foreign travel, reduction of foreign travel allowances for all classes of officials and non-officials and observance of austerity while organising seminars and workshops.
