No Foreign Travel To Online Meetings, What Is Gujarat Government’s 11-Point Circular To Cut Fuel Use?

Amid rising fuel costs and growing calls to reduce fuel consumption, the Gujarat government has issued a set of directives for officials and staff. The guidelines, focused mainly on vehicle use and official travel, have been sent to all government offices with instructions for strict implementation. Here’s a look at the new fuel-saving measures.

Gujarat Issues 11-Point Circular To Cut Fuel Consumption

According to NDTV, the Gujarat government has introduced an 11-point fuel-saving plan for officials and staff members. The directives include promoting video conferencing and digital meetings over physical ones, restricting foreign travel, encouraging the use of electric vehicles by officials, and installing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections in government canteens, among other measures.

With fuel prices continuing to rise and concerns around shortages growing, several of these measures are practical habits that even ordinary citizens can adopt in their daily lives. Here’s everything you need to know about the new guidelines.

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All You Need To Know About This

The Gujarat government has placed major focus on reducing unnecessary travel as part of its fuel-saving plan. Officials have been directed to prioritise video conferencing and digital meetings over physical ones to cut down on staff travel. Foreign travel has also been discouraged, except in unavoidable situations, while participation in overseas training programmes, conferences, study tours, and seminars is to be avoided for now.

For meetings taking place in other states, districts, or centres, online participation has been encouraged wherever possible. The government also plans to review the number of official vehicles across departments, with excess vehicles set to be decommissioned.

In addition, officials have been encouraged to shift towards electric vehicles instead of petrol or diesel-run cars, while the use of private vehicles is also being discouraged. Another key directive includes ensuring that all government canteens use Piped Natural Gas (PNG).

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