The amount allocated under the head of Tour Expenses' has been fixed at Rs 259 crore.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrives at Parliament House to present the General Budget 2016-17, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: The travel and other expenses of Union ministers have been slashed by a whopping 54 per cent in the 2016-17 budget presented on Monday.
According to the budget estimates, the amount allocated under the head of ‘Tour Expenses’ has been fixed at Rs 259 crore.
The expenditure under this head, which covers salaries, sumptuary and other allowances and travel of Ministers, MoS and ex-PMs, was pegged at Rs 269 crore for 2015-16. However, the budgetary expenses under this head, was revised later to Rs 566.66 crore.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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