622 Government Vehicles Withdrawn

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has initiated a process to withdraw vehicles from employees and office-bearers, who have been using government vehicle facility against existing laws.

The Office has so far pulled back 622 government vehicles from different ministries, their subordinate bodies and constitutional commissions.

The preliminary investigation conducted by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat found the fact that though there is a legal provision that only gazetted first class officer or office-bearers above them get vehicle facility lower-level employees are using government vehicles.

In course of investigation, the details of vehicles used by employees and office-bearers of all government bodies were demanded.

Based on the details, the OPMCM had on April 23 directed all ministries, their subordinate bodies and constitutional commissions to immediately return such vehicles.

The government took this step in order to reduce financial burden taking place in the name of fuel, maintenance and vehicle facility. (RSS)