The government on Thursday said it had allocated Rs 1,310 crore to the Ministry of External Affairs for India's G20 presidency and summit.
In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the budget allocated by Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of External Affairs for India's G20 presidency and summit in 2022-23 was Rs 320 crore and the budget allocated in 2023-24 was Rs 990 crore.
"No additional funds have been released to the G20 Secretariat other than the amount referred above," V Muraleedharan said.
He said the bills for the G20 Summit and related events across India were being received and processed by the G20 Secretariat.
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