Govt employees can keep laptops worth up to Rs 1.8 lakh after 4 years: Who is eligible?
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- ✓Central government officers can now keep their official laptops and tablets after four years of use.
- ✓The Finance Ministry issued these revised rules on November 10.
- ✓Officers may get devices costing up to Rs 1.8 lakh if they meet Make-in-India requirements.
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- India Economy
Eligible central government officers will be allowed to retain their official laptops, tablets and similar devices after four years of use under revised Finance Ministry rules that also raise the purchase ceiling to Rs 1.8 lakh plus taxes for devices meeting prescribed Make-in-India requirements. The Department of Expenditure issued the revised guidelines on November 10, replacing its July 21, 2023 instructions governing the purchase and allocation of electronic devices for official work. Under the new rules, ministries and departments can purchase laptops, notebooks, tablets, ultrabooks and similar devices costing up to Rs 1.5 lakh plus taxes.
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