Govt’s publicity bill: Rs 2,374 cr on electronic media, Rs 670 cr on outdoor publicity

NEW DELHI: The Central government has spent Rs 2,374 crore on its publicity in electronic media and Rs 670 crore on outdoor publicity in the last five years, according to an RTI reply by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Giving a break up of expenditure on electronic media, including social media platforms, television and radio, it said Rs 470.39 crore was spent in 2014-15, Rs 541.99 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 613.78 crore during 2016-17.

The sum was Rs 474.76 crore for 2017-18,and Rs 273.54 crore from April 2018 to December 2018.

It added up to Rs 2,374.46 crore being spent on electronic media between April 2014 and December 2018, the Bureau said in reply to a Right to Information query by bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi.