Lok Sabha Question No. 3974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Countries Tours by Prime Minister
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## COUNTRIES TOURS BY PRIME MINISTER

## 3974. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) The   number   of   countries   visited   by   the   Hon'ble   Prime Minister of India during the last five years;
- (b) The number of MoUs signed by India and other countries during the said visits by PM during the above period, yearwise; and
- (c) The amount of money spent by the Central Government on the official tours of the PM during the last ten years, yearwise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) Information on the number of countries visited by Hon'ble Prime Minister during the last ten years, MoUs signed, and amount of money spent on official tours (Chartered flights and hotline) is placed at Annexure-I.

## ANNEXURE - I

| Year             |   No. of Countries visited by Hon'ble Prime Minister |   No of days spent |   No. of MOUs signed during the visit of Hon'ble Prime Minister | Amount of Money spent on official tours of the Hon'ble Prime Minister during the last 10 years in Indian Rupees (Chartered flights + hotline charges)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019(Jan - June) |                                                    5 |                  9 |                                                              27 | Bill not received                                                                                                                                       |
| 2018             |                                                   23 |                 47 |                                                             138 | 80,55,13,298 (Chartered flight bill not received for two visits and hotline bill for all visits not received)                                           |
| 2017             |                                                   14 |                 27 |                                                              55 | 76, 51, 84, 000 (hotline bill for all visits not received)                                                                                              |
| 2016             |                                                   19 |                 28 |                                                              62 | 78, 39, 20, 136 (hotline bill for one visit not received)                                                                                               |
| 2015             |                                                   28 |                 56 |                                                             175 | 1,38,13,73,544                                                                                                                                          |
| 2014             |                                                   10 |                 34 |                                                              41 | 83,65,91,372                                                                                                                                            |
| 2013             |                                                   10 |                 33 |                                                              37 | 1,06,75,81,748                                                                                                                                          |
| 2012             |                                                    6 |                 23 |                                                              14 | 69,62,17,068                                                                                                                                            |
| 2011             |                                                   13 |                 40 |                                                              28 | 1,06,87,01,401                                                                                                                                          |
| 2010             |                                                   11 |                 33 |                                                              22 | 99,45,18,513                                                                                                                                            |
| 2009 (Jun- Dec)  |                                                   10 |                 29 |                                                              10 | 1,07,55,60,128                                                                                                                                          |

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