Government spent ₹557.51 crore in PM Modi’s 77 foreign visits: MEA in Rajya Sabha
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs reported that ₹557.51 crore was spent on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 77 foreign visits between 2021 and 2026. The government defended the expenditure by highlighting the signing of 316 MoUs and significant FDI inflows.
Why it matters
The report provides transparency regarding government spending on diplomacy and invites debate on the cost-benefit analysis of international state visits.
The government has spent around ₹557.51 crore between 2021 and July 2026 on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits, the Ministry of External Affairs stated in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday (August 6, 2027). Responding to a question from V. Sivadasan of the CPI(M), Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita said Mr. Modi visited 77 countries during this period and that these visits and subsequent Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) helped in international partnerships “across the sectors”.
The 35-page response among other details mentioned that this year for the February 25-26 Israel visit by Prime Minister Modi, the government spent around ₹11.92 crore. Similarly, for the visit of France and Slovak Republic of May 15-20, 2026, the government spent around ₹4.77 crore and for Mr. Modi’s Seychelles visit of June 27-29, 2026, the government spent around ₹8.22 crore.
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