01-15-2009, 04:16 AM
Shameless people don't spend on buying right armour or weapons for cops, they can't offer relief to farmers committing suicide. But look at this expenditure...
Believe it or not, <b>babus spend Rs 7.9 lakh per day on travelling</b>!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Rs 58.54 crore has been spent on the local conveyance of ministers and government officials of 44 ministries in the last three financial years.
They have spent Rs 27.67 crore on fuel for the 647 cars owned by them from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2008. Moreover, these ministries have spent Rs 30.71 crore on private taxis. Thus, these ministries have spent over Rs 7.9 lakh per day during last three years.
<b>These figures are an eye-opener at a time when the Centre is continuously talking of cost cutting and austerity on various heads.</b> If we go with the expenses made on fuel of the vehicles owned by the ministries, it reflects that these vehicles have travelled over 7.54 crore kilometres (considering the average rate of diesel at Rs 33 per litre, the average mileage of Ambassador cars at nine kilometres per litre and 247 working days in a year). The ministries have an insignificant number of vehicles run on CNG and petrol, but since most of the vehicles are run by diesel, calculations have been made using diesel prices as the benchmark.
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Believe it or not, <b>babus spend Rs 7.9 lakh per day on travelling</b>!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Rs 58.54 crore has been spent on the local conveyance of ministers and government officials of 44 ministries in the last three financial years.
They have spent Rs 27.67 crore on fuel for the 647 cars owned by them from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2008. Moreover, these ministries have spent Rs 30.71 crore on private taxis. Thus, these ministries have spent over Rs 7.9 lakh per day during last three years.
<b>These figures are an eye-opener at a time when the Centre is continuously talking of cost cutting and austerity on various heads.</b> If we go with the expenses made on fuel of the vehicles owned by the ministries, it reflects that these vehicles have travelled over 7.54 crore kilometres (considering the average rate of diesel at Rs 33 per litre, the average mileage of Ambassador cars at nine kilometres per litre and 247 working days in a year). The ministries have an insignificant number of vehicles run on CNG and petrol, but since most of the vehicles are run by diesel, calculations have been made using diesel prices as the benchmark.
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