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Rs 446.52 crore spent on foreign visits of Prime Minister Modi in last five year: MEA

Updated on 05 March 2020
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According to the data given by him, a cost of Rs 121.85 crore was incurred in 2015-16 while expenditure of Rs 78.52 crore was incurred in 2016-17.


NEW DELHI: An expenditure of Rs 446.52 crore has been incurred on the foreign visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last five year, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.


In 2019-20, a cost of Rs 46.23 crore has been incurred on the prime minister's foreign visits, it said.


Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the expenditure includes the cost of chartered flights.

According to the data given by him, a cost of Rs 121.85 crore was incurred in 2015-16 while expenditure of Rs 78.52 crore was incurred in 2016-17.


In 2017-18, a cost of Rs 99.90 crore was incurred while in 2018-19, an expenditure of Rs 100.02 crore was incurred, according to the data given by him.


Reference: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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