JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar on Saturday stated that the policy of limiting overseas official travel (PDLN) for government officials aims to enhance the state budget's efficiency.
All domestic and overseas trips will be limited. This is part of boosting the state budget efficiency, the minister was quoted by local media as saying.
He affirmed that the holding of domestic events by state ministries and institutions will also be reduced.
Earlier, the Ministry of State Secretary of Indonesia issued a policy on permits for PDLN for ministries and government institutions.
The policy is stated in Circular Letter number B-32/M/S/LN.00/12/2024.
The letter was sent to various parties, starting from the ranks of the Red and White Cabinet to regional heads across Indonesia.
The letter outlined five points, with the first one being a mandatory PDLN that is carried out effectively, efficiently, and selectively in order to support the Asta Cita vision of President Prabowo with concrete results to improve government performance and regional development.
The second point emphasises that PDLN should only be undertaken for substantively urgent matters when no priority or urgent domestic responsibilities exist.
The third directive mandates that PDLN activities be carried out in a limited number of participants with several provisions.
Under the fourth requirement, PDLN requires presidential approval, which must be obtained through the Foreign Travel Information System under the Ministry of State Secretary.
Under the fifth point, officials have been warned that conducting PDLN without prior presidential approval will result in ministry, institutional, regional, or agency leaders and participants bearing full responsibility for any consequences. - The Straits Times/ANN
