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Musk-led DOGE Cancels $21mn for 'Elections' in India

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February 17, 2025

The US Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including USD 21 million allocated for "voter turnout in India."

- Press Trust of India

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump chose Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last month.

Tasked with improving governance and curbing wasteful expenditures, the DOGE in a post on X on Saturday announced cancelling many programmes costing hundreds of millions of taxpayers' dollars.

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