Overview
- The Chief Secretary's office issued the guidelines Wednesday, June 10, making them effective immediately and setting them to run through September 2026.
- Departments must cut petroleum-related spending by 20 percent and certify monthly that vehicle use has fallen at least 10 percent, with a new monitoring portal to track compliance.
- Foreign travel for state officials is banned except for medical treatment, official meetings should be held at least half the time by video conferencing, and unnecessary employee movement is to be minimised.
- The government has barred purchases of non-electric vehicles for agencies, ordered a 50 percent reduction in VIP convoy vehicles subject to security needs, and will prioritise EV charging and renewable projects.
- Officials also urged citizens to use public transport, defer non-essential foreign trips and support local products, a move the state links to higher fuel costs from post-pandemic recovery and regional conflicts.