Hospitality Permission For Politicians During Foreign Visit Now Online
NDTV
According to the order, foreign hospitality will mean any offer made in cash or kind by a foreign source for providing a person with the costs of travel to any foreign country.
The process of taking permission by politicians, judges, legislators, government servants and employees for accepting any kind of foreign hospitality during their abroad visit has been made online by the Union Home Ministry.
An order issued by the Home Ministry on Monday said this clause has been incorporated in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act online services where permission accorded under FCRA, 2010 to accept foreign hospitality should not be construed as equivalent to "administrative clearance" which has to be obtained separately by the person concerned from the competent authority in the concerned ministry or department.
These categories were included in 2015 but had since not been part of the online forms.
According to the order, foreign hospitality will mean any offer, not being a purely casual one, made in cash or kind by a foreign source for providing a person with the costs of travel to any foreign country or territory with free boarding, lodging, transport or medical treatment.
