India says ₹550 crore spent on PM Modi's foreign trips

The Indian government has disclosed that it has spent over 550 crore rupees on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits since 2021, with expenditures rising steadily each year. The figures were provided by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in response to questions from members Sanjay Singh and V Sivadasan.

According to the data, the annual expenditure on the prime minister's overseas trips was approximately 36 crore rupees in 2021, 55 crore in 2022, 93 crore in 2023, 109 crore in 2024, and over 180 crore in 2025. For the current year, spending has reached over 74.58 crore rupees so far, covering six trips to 13 countries. Officials noted that several figures for 2026 are provisional and will be finalized after bills are settled, with the cost for a visit to France in June still being compiled.

The most expensive single leg of travel in 2026 for which data is available was the prime minister's visit to Norway in May as part of a five-nation tour, costing approximately 17.46 crore rupees. In 2025, the most costly visit was to the United States in February, which exceeded 25.5 crore...