Only Rs. 11 mn spent on Independence Day celebration: President's Office

• Published date: 07 February 2023
• Publication title: Daily Mirror

Disclosing the expenses of the Independence Day celebration, the President's Office said the government spent only Rs. 11 million on the 75th National Independence Day celebrations this year.

The President's Media Division (PMD) issuing a statement on false news circulating on social media said the government has spent only Rs.11,130,011.29 on the 75th National Independence Day celebrations this year.

'Allocating provisions for the official state ceremony of the National Independence Day celebration is also a common practice,and that the amount spent on the official state ceremony of the 75th National Independence Day celebration held this year was significantly lesser than the estimated amount,' the PMD said.

The PMD said the Presidential Secretariat has focussed its...