Satyendar Jain said if any Delhi minister went abroad for personal work, he paid for it.
New Delhi:
Ministers in the Delhi government have done far fewer trips than ministers in other states, Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain said today.
"Our ministers have done less foreign trips compared to other governments. Foreign tours are done only when required, that too with consent," Mr Jain said.
He added if any Delhi minister went abroad for personal work, he paid for it.
Mr Jain's comments came two days after Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday asked the Delhi government to provide details of foreign tours by ministers, their staff and officials.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain returned to New Delhi on Tuesday from Vatican City after attending Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony.
This was Mr Kejriwal's first visit to any foreign country after becoming chief minister in February 2015. His deputy Manish Sisodia and Mr Jain have travelled abroad four times each.
"Our ministers have done less foreign trips compared to other governments. Foreign tours are done only when required, that too with consent," Mr Jain said.
He added if any Delhi minister went abroad for personal work, he paid for it.
Mr Jain's comments came two days after Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday asked the Delhi government to provide details of foreign tours by ministers, their staff and officials.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain returned to New Delhi on Tuesday from Vatican City after attending Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony.
This was Mr Kejriwal's first visit to any foreign country after becoming chief minister in February 2015. His deputy Manish Sisodia and Mr Jain have travelled abroad four times each.
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