Indian Express: Kochi: Monday, February 05, 2018.
Finance
Minister T M Thomas Isaac on Sunday courted controversy over the reimbursement
of `1.2 lakh for his Ayurveda treatment bill. The controversy comes close on
the heels of high medical bill reimbursed for costly glasses by his Cabinet
colleague K K Shylaja and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan. Isaac could not be
contacted for his comments.
An RTI reply
revealed the Finance Minister spent ` 1,20,048 for his 14-day treatment at a
private Ayurveda hospital, and got the amount reimbursed. The controversy is
embarrassing for the Finance Minister, who in his budget on Friday, urged the
government departments to tighten the belts considering the financial crunch
faced by the state. As per the RTI details, Isaac spent `79,200 as room rent,
`21,990 as treatment expenses, among other things.
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