How a lot cash was spent on PM Modi’s overseas visits in final 5 years? – The Dispatch

New Delhi: Since November 2017, PM Narendra Modi has made 36 official overseas visits, as per information submitted to the Parliament.

Greater than ₹239.04 crore was spent on 29 of those journeys, with precise information of remainder of the journeys not accessible. PM Modi’s go to to US along with his delegation in 2019 value ₹23.27 crore, the most expensive go to within the time interval.

The federal government informed Rajya Sabha that PM Modi’s overseas visits helped India to strengthen its relations with its world companions and formed the nation’s world agenda on worldwide points.

Replying to Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan, knowledgeable that authorities spent Rs 32,09,760 for PM Modi’s current go to to Indonesia throughout the G20 Summit.

The expenditure for PM Modi Japan go to between September 26-28 was Rs 23,86,536, the minister acknowledged within the Rajya Sabha.

Giving particulars of prime minister’s go to to Europe earlier this yr, Muraleedharan knowledgeable the Higher Home that Rs 2,15,61,304 was the full value, whereas Rs 23,27,09,000 was spent for PM Modi’s US go to between September 21-28, 2019.

Replying to Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister of State Prime Minster’s visits to overseas nations are an vital means by which India serves its nationwide curiosity and implements overseas coverage aims.

“Understandings reached throughout these visits have enabled India to strengthen relations with associate nations and put ahead India’s viewpoint and form the worldwide agenda on world points corresponding to reformed multilateralism, local weather change, transnational crime, terrorism, cyber-security, and so on,” the Union Minister mentioned.

The minister mentioned the expenditures on account of the PM Modi’s visits to Bangladesh in March 2021, the 2021 US go to and his visits to Italy and the UK in 2021 had been met from the finances head of the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs. (Companies)