Foreign trips for NDA Ministers less than half of UPA’s
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 13 official foreign trips, including
visits to the US, China and Russia, have made headline news but official
records show that the rest of his Cabinet has had little opportunity to
travel abroad.
At least 32 ministers, or half of Modi’s Cabinet, have not travelled abroad since the NDA government came to power on May 26, 2014, according to information provided under the RTI Act by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
At least 32 ministers, or half of Modi’s Cabinet, have not travelled abroad since the NDA government came to power on May 26, 2014, according to information provided under the RTI Act by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
While the MEA under the previous UPA government issued 265 clearances
for Union ministers to travel abroad from May 26, 2013 to May 6, 2014,
only 123 clearances were granted by the ministry in the same period
after the NDA came to power.
Interestingly, at least 45 proposals of NDA ministers to travel abroad, which were cleared by the MEA, were either not cleared by the PMO or were withdrawn by ministers, or were not even forwarded to the PM’s office, which is the final authority on this issue.
Interestingly, at least 45 proposals of NDA ministers to travel abroad, which were cleared by the MEA, were either not cleared by the PMO or were withdrawn by ministers, or were not even forwarded to the PM’s office, which is the final authority on this issue.
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