Arvind Kejriwal's office spent over Rs one crore on tea and snacks in 3-year tenure, reveals RTI

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• Delhi CM Kejriwal's office spent a total of Rs 1.03 crore on tea and snacks in three years of its tenure .
• Expenses incurred on Kejriwal's journeys since he became the CM stood at Rs 11.99 lakh.
• The info was revealed by a Haldwani-based RTI activist who had filed an RTI query in February in this regard.

 Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's office spent a total of Rs 1.03 crore (Rs 1,03,04,162) on tea and snacks during the three years of his tenure. The information was revealed by a Haldwani-based activist who had sought a response to an RTI query he had filed in February.

The RTI reply stated that total expenses incurred on Kejriwal's journeys since he became the chief minister of Delhi stood at Rs 11.99 lakh.

As per the reply received by activist Hemant Singh Gauniya earlier this week, the expenses in financial year 2015-16 on tea and snacks were calculated to be Rs 23.12 lakh whereas the amount stood at Rs 46.54 lakh in financial year 2016-17.

In year 2017-18, an amount of Rs 33.36 lakh was spent on tea and snacks at the Delhi CM's office. Notably, a RTI query in 2016 had revealed that Kejriwal drew up a bill of Rs 47.29 lakh - Rs 22,42,320 at his secretariat office and Rs 24,86,921 at his residence camp office - for tea and snacks.

Commenting on the expenses, Gauniya said, "This is an expense which should be controlled and the money should be spent on people who are not in a condition to afford a single meal in a day. I hope the government will cut such expenses for the greater good." There was no response from the Delhi CM's office at the time of filing this report.

The break up of the expenses points out that the money was spent in two offices of the Delhi CM- one at the secretariat and the camp office.

The CM moved into a complex with two duplex flats, having five bedrooms each on Bhagwan Das Road in Central Delhi in 2014. Kejriwal lives in one of the duplex apartments with his family, while the other one is being used as the camp office.

Break up of his expenses reveals that in year 2015-16, out of the total Rs 23,12,430, expenses of the camp office stood at Rs 5,59,280 while expenses of tea and snacks in his secretariat office stood at Rs 17,53,150.

In year 2016-17, out of total money of Rs 46,54,833 spent on tea and snacks, Rs 15,91,631 was spent in the secretariat office while Rs 30,63,202 was spent in the camp office.

In financial year 2017-18 in which total figure spent on tea and snacks by Delhi CM stood at Rs 33,36,899, expenses in the secretariat office were Rs 6,92,284 while in the camp office it was Rs 26,44,615.

 

n a similar RTI filed by the same activist in February this year, it was revealed that Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat spent over Rs 68 lakh on snacks and refreshment for his guests in 10 months of his tenure.

 

In 2016, Uttar Pradesh was in news for the state government’s expense of nearly Rs 9 crore on tea and snacks in four years since the Samajwadi Party

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RTI reveals “Tea expenses” by Maharashtra CMO as Rs 3.4 crore in 2017

"The expense has increased by 577 per cent in the last three years, which equals to more than 18,500 cups of tea consumed every single day," said Sanjay Nirupam.

 

Mumbai: A day after RTI documents pointed to an alleged 'Tea scam' in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's Office (CMO), Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam demanded an internal inquiry on the entire issue.

In a letter to Fadnavis on Thursday, Nirupam plugged holes into the CMO's denial of the RTI response.

"The response of the CMO is full of loopholes and lies. They claim that this is the overall expense that has been spent on bouquets, shawls, coconuts which were given during felicitations, whereas the RTI was specifically for tea and snacks. So why is the CMO clubbing all other expenses now?" he asked.

Referring to the comments by former Union Minister and four-time Chief Minister Sharad Pawar, saying he was never aware that such huge expenses could be incurred on serving tea, Nirupam said that even other ex-CMs have said that the tea and snacks expenses of the CMO have always been in lakhs.

 

"Then how did the expenses suddenly rise to Rs 3.4 crore in 2017-18 from Rs 57, 99,150 in 2015-16? The CMO statement lacks authenticity and seems a desperate attempt just to cover up the truth because the expense has increased by 577 per cent which equals to more than 18,500 cups of tea consumed every single day," he said.

Dismissing the CMO's reply, Nirupam asked Fadnavis to provide a breakdown of the number of cups of tea served at various other locations like Sahyadri Guest House, Hyderabad House, Varsha Bungalow, Nagpur Office.

"If there is transparency and if the CMO is saying that we are making misleading claims, then give us a break-up if there's nothing to hide," he said.

On Wednesday, Nirupam brewed up a storm by furnishing RTI documents showing that in the past three years, the tea consumption in the CMO has increased by a staggering 577 per cent.

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Just now, Kool_SRG said:

RTI reveals “Tea expenses” by Maharashtra CMO as Rs 3.4 crore in 2017

"The expense has increased by 577 per cent in the last three years, which equals to more than 18,500 cups of tea consumed every single day," said Sanjay Nirupam.

 

Mumbai: A day after RTI documents pointed to an alleged 'Tea scam' in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's Office (CMO), Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam demanded an internal inquiry on the entire issue.

In a letter to Fadnavis on Thursday, Nirupam plugged holes into the CMO's denial of the RTI response.

"The response of the CMO is full of loopholes and lies. They claim that this is the overall expense that has been spent on bouquets, shawls, coconuts which were given during felicitations, whereas the RTI was specifically for tea and snacks. So why is the CMO clubbing all other expenses now?" he asked.

Referring to the comments by former Union Minister and four-time Chief Minister Sharad Pawar, saying he was never aware that such huge expenses could be incurred on serving tea, Nirupam said that even other ex-CMs have said that the tea and snacks expenses of the CMO have always been in lakhs.

 

"Then how did the expenses suddenly rise to Rs 3.4 crore in 2017-18 from Rs 57, 99,150 in 2015-16? The CMO statement lacks authenticity and seems a desperate attempt just to cover up the truth because the expense has increased by 577 per cent which equals to more than 18,500 cups of tea consumed every single day," he said.

Dismissing the CMO's reply, Nirupam asked Fadnavis to provide a breakdown of the number of cups of tea served at various other locations like Sahyadri Guest House, Hyderabad House, Varsha Bungalow, Nagpur Office.

"If there is transparency and if the CMO is saying that we are making misleading claims, then give us a break-up if there's nothing to hide," he said.

On Wednesday, Nirupam brewed up a storm by furnishing RTI documents showing that in the past three years, the tea consumption in the CMO has increased by a staggering 577 per cent.

Mari idi endi?? Deenitoh chusthe Kejriwal di nothing emo 

 

Sollu gaallu daabulu tagaleyyatame 

[Hydrockers]

what about Modi's office tea expenses ?

[Kontekurradu]

8 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Mari idi endi?? Deenitoh chusthe Kejriwal di nothing emo 

 

Sollu gaallu daabulu tagaleyyatame 

MH is very big compared to Delhi 

Fadnavis aa matram karchu pettatam lo tappu ledu le 

[Kool_SRG]

3 minutes ago, Kontekurradu said:

MH is very big compared to Delhi 

Fadnavis aa matram karchu pettatam lo tappu ledu le 

 

deenikante pedha comedy aah secreteriat lo elakalu pathedi edo vachindi few days back...

[Idassamed]

16 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

 

deenikante pedha comedy aah secreteriat lo elakalu pathedi edo vachindi few days back...

[Idassamed]

Vellu chese pani ki inni chailu samosalu deenamma comedy.

Janala dabbuni chai roopamlo taagsthunnaru

[Idassamed]

Starbucks vaadu serve chesthunnada?

 

 

[Gaali_Gottam_Govinda]

 

41 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Mari idi endi?? Deenitoh chusthe Kejriwal di nothing emo 

 

Sollu gaallu daabulu tagaleyyatame 

 

Thanks......So finally you accept that AAP whose party was formed on basis of being honest, Corruption free, Dharnas, political activists, Aam Aadmi tho form ayyina political party are no different to Cong or BJP or any other political party in India.......

[AndhraneedSCS]

it drills down to about 9,000 to 10,000 per day. if they have about 1000 visitors per day, then it goes to Rs 10 per person per day 

[Quickgun_murugan]

1 hour ago, Kontekurradu said:

MH is very big compared to Delhi 

Fadnavis aa matram karchu pettatam lo tappu ledu le 

Good Post

[Kool_SRG]

59 minutes ago, Gaali_Gottam_Govinda said:

 

 

Thanks......So finally you accept that AAP whose party was formed on basis of being honest, Corruption free, Dharnas, political activists, Aam Aadmi tho form ayyina political party are no different to Cong or BJP or any other political party in India.......

Tappulu evaru chesina tappe....Cheppatam chebutaaru kaani nizaniki godahloki diginaaka koncham theda kodathadi...

[Quickgun_murugan]

Inka Brititsh Banisatvam poledu India lo..

Ban TEA.. remember Boston Tea Party by America...

 

[sattipandu]

tea expenses includes , cutlery, snacks etc