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Taxpayers fund Pondy mins' tea parties, over ₹1 crore splurged in 4 years
The New Indian Express Chennai
|February 24, 2025
OVER ₹1 crore has been spent on tea, coffee, and bouquets in the offices of Puducherry ministers over the last four years, according to a Right to Information (RTI) response received by social activist B Ashok Raja.
Ashok Raja had sought details of expenditure incurred by ministers' offices under the RTI Act. In response, the Public Information Officer of the ministry provided details revealing that from May 2021 to November 2024, ₹41,72,415 was spent on tea and coffee, while ₹61,00,505 was spent on bouquets. Moreover, nearly ₹80,000 was spent on fuel by ministers' offices in a single month during this period, the RTI reply revealed.
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