After becoming India’s 14th Prime Minister, Indian govt has spent Rs 355 crore in foreign trips of Narendra Modi. In these four years, he went on 41 trips to over 52 countries, this information is given through Right to Information (RTI) response by the PMO. In answer to the RTI Query, the PMO said that PM Modi stayed abroad for a total 165 days and during these days the Indian Government spent a total amount of 355 crores over him. Modi’s highest spent trip was recorded Rs 31,25,78,000, when he went to nine-days tri-nation visit to France, German, and Canada. While the lowest spent trip was his Bhutan’s visit where 2.45 crore bill was submitted by officials.
However, the PMO official website www.pmindia.gov.in – itself provided the “Expenses incurred on Chartered Flight” on PM Narendra Modi’s every trip. But every time they didn’t give information in case of when he used Indian Air Force’s Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) aircraft. (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s total Foreign Trips)
This website provides information till his Switzerland travel which he succeeds on 22-23 January earlier this year. In this trip, Rs 13,20,83,000 was spent. In his first Foreign trip, Rs 2,45,27,465 was spent on 15-16 June 2014. In this record, China seems to be Modi’s favorite country as he visited the country six times in 48 months, and twice this year.
Details of Visits: Foreign visits undertaken by PM since 26.05.2014 along with duration and expenses incurred on chartered flights is given below:-
|
S. No. |
Place of Visit |
Period of Visit |
Expenses incurred on Chartered Flight (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Bhutan |
15 June – 16 June, 2014 |
2,45,27,465 |
|
2 |
Brazil |
13 July – 17 July, 2014 |
20,35,48,000 |
|
3 |
Nepal |
3 Aug – 5 Aug, 2014 |
IAF BBJ Aircraft |
|
4 |
Japan |
30 Aug – 3 Sept, 2014 |
13,47,58,000 |
|
5 |
USA |
25 Sept – 1 Oct, 2014 |
19,04,60,000 |
|
6 |
Myanmar, Australia & Fiji |
11 Nov – 20 Nov, 2014 |
22,58,65,000 |
|
7 |
Nepal |
25 Nov – 27 Nov, 2014 |
IAF BBJ Aircraft |
|
8 |
Seychelles, Mauritius & Sri Lanka |
10 March – 14 March, 2015 |
15,85,25,000 |
|
9 |
Singapore |
28 March – 29 March, 2015 |
IAF BBJ Aircraft |
|
10 |
France, Germany & Canada |
9 April – 17 April, 2015 |
31,25,78,000 |
|
11 |
China, Mongolia & South Korea |
14 April – 19 May, 2015 |
15,15,43,000 |
|
12 |
Bangladesh |
6 June – 7 June, 2015 |
IAF BBJ Aircraft |
|
13 |
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan |
6 July – 14 July, 2015 |
15,78,39,000 |
|
14 |
United Arab Emirates |
16 Aug – 17 Aug, 2015 |
5,90,66,000 |
|
15 |
Ireland and USA |
23 Sept – 29 Sept, 2015 |
18,46,95,000 |
|
16 |
UK and Turkey |
12Nov – 16 Nov, 2015 |
9,30,93,000 |
|
17 |
Malaysia and Singapore |
20 Nov – 24 Nov, 2015 |
7,04,93,000 |
|
18 |
France |
29 Nov – 30 Nov, 2015 |
6,82,81,000 |
|
19 |
Russia, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
23 Dec – 25 Dec, 2015 |
8,14,11,000 |
|
20 |
Belgium, USA and Saudi Arabia |
30 Mar – 03 Apr, 2016 |
15,85,02,000 |
|
21 |
Iran |
22 May – 23 May, 2016 |
IAF BBJ Aircraft |
|
22 |
Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, USA and Mexico |
4 June – 9 June, 2016 |
13,91,66,000 |
|
23 |
Uzbekistan |
23 June – 24 June, 2016 |
6,32,78,000 |
|
24 |
Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya |
7 July – 11 July, 2016 |
12,80,94,000 |
|
25 |
Vietnam and China |
2 Sept – 5 Sept, 2016 |
9,53,91,000 |
|
26 |
Laos |
7 Sept – 8 Sept, 2016 |
4,77,51,000 |
|
27 |
Japan |
10 Nov-12 Nov, 2016 |
13,05,86,000 |
|
28 |
Sri Lanka |
11 May-12 May, 2017 |
5,24,04,000 |
|
29 |
Germany, Spain, Russia & France |
29 May-3 June, 2017 |
16,51,95,000 |
|
30 |
Kazakhstan |
8 June-9 June, 2017 |
5,65,08,000 |
|
31 |
Portugal, USA and Netherlands |
24 June-27 June, 2017 |
13,82,81,000 |
|
32 |
Israel and Germany |
4 July-8 July, 2017 |
11,28,48,000 |
|
33 |
China and Myanmar |
3 Sept-7 Sept, 2017 |
13,87,80,000 |
|
34 |
Philippines |
12 Nov-14 Nov,2017 |
10,11,68,000 |
|
35 |
Switzerland |
22 Jan-23 Jan,2018 |
13,20,83,000 |
|
36 |
Jordan, Palestine, UAE & Oman |
09 Feb-12 Feb,2018 |
Bill not received |
|
37 |
Sweden, UK & Germany |
16 April-20 April,2018 |
Bill not received |
|
38 |
China |
26 April-28 April,2018 |
Bill not received |
|
39 |
Nepal |
11 May-12 May,2018 |
Bill not received |
|
40 |
Russia |
21 May-22 May,2018 |
Bill not received |
|
41 |
Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore |
29 May-2 June,2018 |
Bill not received |
(Source- http://www.pmindia.gov.in)
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