Indian Express: Belagavi-Odisha: Saturday, June 27, 2015.
The state
government spent Rs 49.21 crore, which is nearly Rs 1.23 crore a day, on the
five Legislature sessions conducted in Belagavi.
Bhimappa
Gadad, who obtained the information under the RTI Act, revealed that the first
session conducted for five days at KLE Society’s JN Medical College when H D
Kumaraswamy was the chief minister cost Rs 5 crore.
A sum of Rs
2.11 crore was spent for the development of roads, temporary conversion of
halls, Rs 1.26 crore for furniture, Rs 47.54 lakh for food for ministers and
officials, Rs 32 lakh for the police department, Rs 14 lakh for photocopies and
stationery, Rs 11 lakh for power supply, Rs 11 lakh for hired vehicles and
fuel, Rs 11 lakh for lodging, Rs 4.75 lakh for entertainment and Rs 77,000 for
snacks.
He said Rs
12.34 crore was spent for the eight-day second session in 2009, Rs 7.39 crore
for the seven-day session in 2012, Rs 14.40 crore for the ten-day fourth
session in 2013 and Rs 10 crore for the ten-day session in 2014.
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