Govt Employees Can Keep Official Laptops, Tablets After 4 Years; Centre Revises Rules
- India’s Ministry of Finance allows eligible Central Government officers to keep official laptops, tablets, and similar devices after four years of use.
- Devices may cost up to Rs 1.5 lakh plus taxes, or Rs 1.8 lakh plus taxes if they contain more than 40% Make-in-India content.
- Officers leaving government service before four years may retain devices by paying their depreciated value, calculated at 25% annual depreciation.
- The rules require official data to be erased before devices are handed over and apply to Central Government ministries and offices.
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Government employees will be able to keep the laptops and devices provided by the office, and will get gadgets worth up to 1.8 lakh rupees, what are the conditions?
Govt employees can keep official laptops, tablets after 4 years; Centre revises rules
The Ministry of Finance has allowed eligible Central Government employees to retain government-issued laptops, tablets and other electronic devices after completing four years of use. The revised guidelines also set a purchase ceiling of Rs 1.5 lakh plus taxes for these devices, which increases to Rs 1.8 lakh plus taxes for products with more than 40 per cent Make-in-India content. The decision was communicated through an Office Memorandum issue…
Govt employees can now get laptops worth up to Rs 1.8 lakh, keep them after 4 years
Central government officers can now get laptops worth up to Rs 1.8 lakh and retain them after four years under the Finance Ministry's revised device purchase rules. Here are all the details.
Finance Ministry allows govt officers to retain electronic devices after 4 years; purchase cap set at Rs 1.8 lakh - The Tribune
The Ministry of Finance has allowed eligible Central Government officers to retain their government-issued laptops, tablets and similar electronic devices after four years of use, while fixing a purchase ceiling of up to Rs 1.8 lakh plus taxes under revised guidelines.
The central government has increased the price limit for laptops and tablets provided to government officials. Now, the limit will be ₹1.50 lakh for standard devices and ₹1.80 lakh for devices with more than 40% Made in India components. According to the new rules, officials will be able to retain the devices after four years of use.
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