Govt spent Rs 1,537 cr on foreign travel
NEW DELHI,March 25, 2016, DHNS:
The government has spent Rs 1,537.95 crore in the last three fiscals on foreign travel expenses for senior bureaucrats with the Ministry of Personnel topping the list with Rs 1,095.52 crore.
According to government statistics placed in Lok Sabha last week, the highest expense of Rs 593.09 crore was incurred in 2012-13 when the UPA was in power, while it came down to Rs 434.94 crore in the next fiscal. It again rose to Rs 509.91 crore in 2014-15 during NDA regime, but did not touch the level of 2012-13.
Among the 62 ministries and departments in all the three fiscals, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions topped the list in all the three fiscals. The Ministry of Personnel has spent Rs 453.95 crore in 2012-13 followed by Rs 289.92 crore and Rs 351.65 crore in the next two fiscals.
The Ministry of Personnel usually sends a number of bureaucrats on training abroad and many a times, state officials are also tagged along with them, a senior official said.
Another big spender was Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but was way behind the Ministry of Personnel in this count.
The MHA send officers and police personnel for training and attending conferences spending Rs 11.86 crore in 2012-13, Rs 14.13 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 30.24 crore in 2014-15.
According to government statistics placed in Lok Sabha last week, the highest expense of Rs 593.09 crore was incurred in 2012-13 when the UPA was in power, while it came down to Rs 434.94 crore in the next fiscal. It again rose to Rs 509.91 crore in 2014-15 during NDA regime, but did not touch the level of 2012-13.
Among the 62 ministries and departments in all the three fiscals, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions topped the list in all the three fiscals. The Ministry of Personnel has spent Rs 453.95 crore in 2012-13 followed by Rs 289.92 crore and Rs 351.65 crore in the next two fiscals.
The Ministry of Personnel usually sends a number of bureaucrats on training abroad and many a times, state officials are also tagged along with them, a senior official said.
Another big spender was Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but was way behind the Ministry of Personnel in this count.
The MHA send officers and police personnel for training and attending conferences spending Rs 11.86 crore in 2012-13, Rs 14.13 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 30.24 crore in 2014-15.
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