PM’s visits to 92 nations in 55 months cost ₹2,021 crore

An expenditure of over ₹2,021 crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to foreign countries since June 2014, according to the government. In comparison, an expenditure of over ₹1,346 crore was incurred during Manmohan Singh’s foreign visits from 2009 till 2014. The Foreign Direct Investments grew from USD 30,930.5 million in 2014, to USD 43478.27 million in 2017, the government said.