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PM Modi undertook 21 foreign trips since 2019, 22.76 crore spent: Centre

PTI | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
Feb 02, 2023 06:32 PM IST

The government incurred an amount of ₹6,24,31,424 for President's visits, an amount of ₹22,76,76,934 for prime minister's visits and an amount of ₹20,87,01,475 for External Affairs Minister's visits since 2019.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken 21 trips abroad since 2019 and over 22.76 crore was spent on these visits, the government said on Thursday.

PM Modi undertook 21 foreign trips since 2019.(File)
PM Modi undertook 21 foreign trips since 2019.(File)

The President undertook eight trips abroad and an amount of over 6.24 crore was spent on these trips since 2019, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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The government incurred an amount of 6,24,31,424 for President's visits, an amount of 22,76,76,934 for prime minister's visits and an amount of 20,87,01,475 for External Affairs Minister's visits since 2019, according to the minister.

While the President undertook eight visits abroad, the PM undertook 21 trips since 2019. During this period, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar undertook 86 visits abroad.

Since 2019, the prime minister has visited Japan thrice, and the US and the UAE twice.

Among the president's visits, seven out of the eight trips were undertaken by Ram Nath Kovind, while current president Droupadi Murmu visited the UK last September.

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