Government money is not spent on PM Modi's food, the Prime Minister himself bears the cost of his food

PM Modi Food Expenditure Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who opens the government treasury for the food of the person standing at the last rung of the society, does not spend government money on his food. He bears the expense himself.

PM Modi Food Expenditure: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who opens the government treasury for the food of the person standing at the last rung of the society, does not spend government money on his food. He bears the expense himself. The Central Public Information Officer of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has given this information in the information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI).

In response to the RTI, it has been told that the government budget is not spent on the food of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister believes that capable people should not only bear their own expenses but also come forward to help the needy. He arranged for free distribution of wheat and rice for the poor during the Corona period.

On the call of PM Modi, the financially well off people voluntarily gave up the subsidy on domestic gas cylinders. The Prime Minister himself also follows this. Let us tell you, an RTI was also filed against the PM regarding the expenditure on clothes, then the PMO told that the Prime Minister himself pays for his clothes.

Under RTI, PMO was asked how much is spent on the food of the Prime Minister? The answer was that there is no government expenditure on food. However, the Central Public Works Department takes care of the residence of the Prime Minister. The responsibility of vehicles is on Special Protection Group (SPG). Information about salary and allowances was also sought in RTI. In response to this question, citing the rules, instead of giving information about the salary, only information about salary increment has been given as per the rules.

The PM himself paid at the canteen in Parliament House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised everyone by visiting the canteen of Parliament House during the budget session on March 2, 2015. This was the first time a Prime Minister ate in the canteen. It was his simplicity that he even took RO water. The PM himself paid Rs 29 for the vegetarian food thali.

What kind of RTI

• In 2015, an RTI was filed asking how many tweets PM Modi made after joining Twitter.
• An RTI was filed regarding how many leaves Narendra Modi has taken since becoming PM.
• One such RTI was filed regarding how many foreign trips PM Modi has made.
• It was also asked who writes the Prime Minister's speeches and how much does it cost.

Subsidy system has ended in the canteen

During the tenure of the NDA government, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has ended the system of providing subsidized food to MPs in the Parliament House canteen from January 2021. Till now, crores of rupees were spent on subsidy in the canteen. Food, drinks and food items used to be quite cheap in the canteen.

PC:Jagran