As part of the green initiative, the Finance Ministry has asked government departments to curb use of paper and promote electronic communication. Issuing a set of instructions, the Ministry has directed that all the policy instructions, guidelines and orders should be uploaded on the official websites of the departments. It said in a communique to all Secretaries and Financial Advisors in government departments that injudicious use of paper not only leads to infructuous expenditure, but also impacts the environment as trees are major source of paper pulp production. It also asked the Ministries to shorten and simplify the forms, proformas and returns in the light of the instructions issued by Cabinet Secretariat. The Ministry further said these instructions should be followed by all autonomous or statutory bodies which obtain funds from the government.