New Delhi:
The Union Funds 2025-26 has allotted Rs 1,024.30 crore for bills incurred by way of the Council of Ministers, the Cupboard Secretariat and the High Minister’s Place of business, and for hospitality and leisure of state visitors.
The allotted quantity is a little more than the Rs 1,021.83 crore earmarked in 2024-25.
Within the Funds offered by way of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Saturday, a complete of Rs 619.04 crore has been allocated for the bills of council of ministers within the coming fiscal. It used to be Rs 540.95 crore in 2024-25.
This allocation is for expenditure on salaries, sumptuary and different allowances and commute by way of Cupboard ministers, ministers of state, and previous high ministers.
It additionally features a provision for particular additional consultation flight operations for VVIPs.
The Nationwide Safety Council Secretariat has been allotted Rs 182.75 crore, towards Rs 270.08 crore allocated in 2024-25.
The supply is for assembly the executive bills and house programme of the Nationwide Safety Council Secretariat.
A complete of Rs 70.12 crore has been allocated to the workplace of the essential clinical consultant (Rs 65.72 crore in 2024-25) for assembly the executive bills of the workplace and the Nationwide Analysis Basis.
The Cupboard Secretariat has been allotted Rs 75.68 crore, towards Rs 73.98 crore in 2024-25, for assembly the executive bills of the ones of the Cupboard Secretariat and the Chemical Guns Conference (CWC).
The High Minister’s Place of business (PMO) has been allotted Rs 70.91 crore (Rs 65.30 crore in 2024-25) for assembly administrative bills.
The Funds additionally allocated Rs four crore for hospitality and leisure bills, the similar as that allotted in 2024-25.
This provision is for expenditure on govt hospitality and leisure of international state visitors, professional leisure organized on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on behalf of the vice-president and the high minister, reception on nationwide days, and investiture and ceremonies for presentation of credentials, amongst others.
The Funds additionally allotted Rs 1.80 crore for expenditure on bills of secretariat help to former governors, the similar as that allotted in 2024-25.
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