Revealed BJP government spent over Rs 5,200 crore in advertisements

Revealed BJP government spent over Rs 5,200 crore in advertisements
The BJP government has spent over Rs 5,200 crore in advertisements through electronic, print and other media since 2014-15, Lok Sabha was informed today.

This was stated by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore in a written reply to a question.

Giving the details, minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said

Rs 979.78 crore was spent in 2014-15,
Rs 1,160.16 crore in 2015-16,
Rs 1,264.26 crore in 2016-17 a
and Rs 1,313.57 crore in 2017-18.

An amount of Rs 527.96 crore has been spent in 2018-19 till December 7, the minister added.

Therefore, the total expenditure since 2014-15 stands at Rs 5,245.73 crore.

While Rs 2,282 crore was spent on print advertisements, an expenditure of Rs 2,312.59 crore was incurred on publicity through audio-visual media, he said, adding that Rs 651.14 crore was spent on outdoor publicity.

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Friday, December 14,2018

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