On Thursday (June 17), Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla posted on social media that the Parliament has made a record by saving a whopping ₹249 crores for the financial year 2020-21.
He said that the 17th Lok Sabha cut down on unnecessary expenditure by emphasizing on financial reforms.
“₹151.44 crores were saved in the first year, this year the figure of saving was 249.54 crores which is about 100 crores more than last year.”, he said.
He also said that the Parliament has saved ₹9 crores annually by ending the canteen subsidy.
17वीं लोकसभा में वित्तीय सुधारों पर बल देते हुए अनावश्यक खर्च कम किए गए। पहले वर्ष 151.44 करोड़ रूपए की बचत की गई, इस वर्ष बचत का आंकड़ा 249.54 करोड़ रहा जो पिछले साल से करीब 100 करोड़ रूपए अधिक है। भोजन पर सब्सिडी समाप्त कर प्रतिवर्ष 9 करोड़ की बचत सुनिश्चित की गई।#2Yearsof17LS pic.twitter.com/tCHa0Pv71v
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) June 17, 2021
Earlier, the Parliament spent canteen received a subsidy of ₹14 crores every year. One plate of vegetarian meals used to cost just ₹18. A bowl of boiled vegetables costed just ₹5. A chicken biryani was sold at ₹65. Now, the rates have been revised to ₹100, ₹50 and ₹100 respectively. Fish and chips which was sold for a meagre ₹25 now costs ₹110.
The 17th Lok Sabha chose to do away with food subsidy unanimously. It was noted that apart from Parliamentarians, the staff and media persons too enjoyed food at subsidized rate.
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