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New Delhi: The government revealed that nearly ₹258 crore was spent on 38 foreign trips made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi between May 2022 and December 2024. The most expensive of these trips was his visit to the US in June 2023, which cost over ₹22 crore. This information was shared by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The Leader of Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge, had inquired about the total expenditure incurred by Indian embassies on arrangements for the prime minister’s foreign visits over the past three years. He also asked for detailed information on major expenses such as hotel stays, community receptions, transportation, and other miscellaneous costs.
The government provided data on the expenditure for the prime minister’s foreign visits in 2022, 2023, and 2024, including costs for official delegations, security, and media teams. According to the data, the US visit in June 2023 cost ₹22,89,68,509, while his September 2024 visit to the US incurred ₹15,33,76,348. The data covered a total of 38 visits, ranging from May 2022 (Germany) to December 2024 (Kuwait).
The data also showed that his Japan visit in May 2023 cost ₹17,19,33,356, while his Nepal visit in May 2022 was much cheaper, amounting to ₹80,01,483. In 2022, the PM visited countries like Denmark, France, the UAE, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia. In 2023, his visits included Australia, Egypt, South Africa, and Greece. In 2024, countries visited included Poland (₹10,10,18,686), Ukraine (₹2,52,01,169), Russia (₹5,34,71,726), Italy (₹14,36,55,289), Brazil (₹5,51,86,592), and Guyana (₹5,45,91,495).
The total expenditure for these 38 visits amounted to almost ₹258 crore. Additionally, the minister shared data on previous prime ministers’ foreign visits, including costs for trips to the US in 2011 (₹10,74,27,363), Russia in 2013 (₹9,95,76,890), France in 2011 (₹8,33,49,463), and Germany in 2013 (₹6,02,23,484). These earlier figures do not account for inflation or currency fluctuations.
