1. Ministers' bungalow repairs hit a record Rs 92 crore — triple what it cost a decade ago

Ministers' bungalow repairs hit a record Rs 92 crore — triple what it cost a decade ago

India

  • Renovation and repair spending on Union ministers' official Delhi residences hit a record Rs 92.35 crore in FY26.
  • That's more than triple the Rs 27.47 crore spent in 2014-15 — Rs 547.68 crore was spent over the 12-year period.
  • Central Public Works Department cites ageing electrical systems, seepage, termite damage and plumbing issues in the century-old Lutyens bungalows.
  • CJP reacted saying the sum could have funded 10 new government schools instead: Fix schools, not lavish homes.

Source: scroll.in

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