Parliament panels spent Rs 1.80 crore on study tours

NEW DELHI: Over Rs 1.80 crore has been spent on study tours conducted by various Parliament committees during the last three years, an RTI response has revealed.
Responding to an RTI application by activist Subhash Agrawal, the Lok Sabha secretariat has provided details of study tours undertaken by various committees since the constitution of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.The response shows that over Rs 1.80 crore was spent by 25 different committees on their study tours even as some committees are yet to submit their final bills.
The LS secretariat said the observations made and experiences gathered by the committees during the study visits were utilized appropriately in the various reports of the committees presented to Parliament.