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New Delhi: In the 1,287 days of the UPA Government till November 30 last year, its ministers travelled an incredible 1 crore km (10 million km)-plus on trips abroad, official and personal, but mostly official.
It means that the ministers made more than 256 trips around the globe, considering the earth’s circumference of 40,008 km. Among the 71 ministers (excluding the prime minister) who went on foreign trips during their tenure, 47 ministers spent over Rs 27 crore.At least 12 of the total 78 ministers travelled more than 2.5 lakh km each in the last three-and-a-half years.71 of the 78 UPA ministers (besides prime minister) have made 786 foreign trips spending about 3,798 days and travelling 1.02 crore km in 1,287 days. Seventy-one of the 78 UPA ministers (besides the PM) have made 786 foreign trips, travelling 1.02 crore km. They do, however, show that some ministers are literally higher than others. In fact, some spent more time abroad on personal trips than on official visits.
Using the Right To Information (RTI) procedure, India Today has obtained a detailed list of ministerial travel abroad during the UPA Government’s tenure and it makes for fascinating reading.
08/02/08 Shyamlal Yadav/India Today

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2008