10. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES COMBINED WITH OTHER OFFICIAL VISITS
10.1	Every effort shall be made to compress as much of an activity in a foreign visit as possible not only to bring better yield from the visit, but equally importantly to cut down on number of overseas visits and the associated costs.
10.2	The Directors would, therefore, ensure that the Scientists visiting abroad on official visits plan out their trips imaginatively and mesh their visits well with the business Development initiatives in and around the places to be visited.
10.3	The tours which combine visits for Business Development with those for other purposes will invariably call through planning and considerable spade work well in advance of the visit. Proposals without enough home-work and full justification will not be entertained.
10.4	Directors are empowered to sanction deputation abroad of Scientists upto and including the level of Scientist "G" for Business Promotion/Development subject to the conditions that: 10.4.1 Deputation abroad should be clearly defined objectives of business development/promotion; 10.4.2 Selection and the period of deputation to be decided by a committee of three persons comprising Director, Area /Project Leader and another person nominated by the Director; 10.4.3 The period of deputation shall not exceed two weeks at a given time; 10.4.4 Expenditure on such deputation will be met from the laboratories reserve fund; 10.4.5 The expenditure connected with such deputations viz; DA, Visa Fee, Airport Tax, Medical Certificate will be regulated as per CSIR instructions/orders; 10.4.6 Prior clearance from Ministry of External Affairs from political angle will be obtained for such deputation. In case any assistance is needed from CSIR Hqtrs. in obtaining clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs, the proposal may be sent to Head, ISTAD, CSIR three weeks in advance from the date of departure of the Scientist; 10.4.7 Other conditions regarding eligibility, restriction of number of visits etc. may be regulated as per CSIR guidelines on the subject; 10.4.8 The deputationists will be governed by the relevant provisions of medical attendance/treatment rules as contained in Min. of External Affairs Circular No. Q (GA)/653/1/74 dated 5.3.79 while on deputation abroad; 10.4.9 The report of the visit will be sent to CSIR within one month of the return of deputationinsts to India. No further visit be approved pending receipt of a report of earlier visit. 10.4.10 Four copies of the formal orders issued for deputation in exercise of these powers shall be endorsed to Head, ISTAD, CSIR Hqtrs. within one month of the issue of such orders, clearly specifying the objectives of deputation.
10.5	Proposals in respect of Directors/Heads of National Laboratories/Institute shall be sent to CSIR for approval of DG, SIR.
10.6	For the powers delegated to Directors, refer Appendix III.