The government on Sunday directed all government, semi-government and autonomous offices to avoid all routine tours of the officials, in a bid to ensure utilisation of limited resources during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Finance Division issued a circular in this regard, saying the decision will come into effect without delay and be effective until further notice.
It also said the amount allocated as travel cost under operation and development sector can be used only in emergency and essential cases.
In case of official tours, the dispatch of 50 percent allocation will remain suspended until further notice, added the circular.