The central government has stated that the cost of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign trips so far this year is Rs. 74.5 crore.
Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita gave a written reply in the Rajya Sabha regarding the expenses incurred on Prime Minister Modi’s foreign trips so far.
He said in the Rajya Sabha, "The cost of Prime Minister Modi’s foreign trips so far in 2026 is Rs. 74.58 crore. Among the 5 countries Prime Minister Modi visited this year, the highest amount of Rs. 17.46 crore was spent on the Norway trip. This was followed by Rs. 11.92 crore for Israel and Rs. 8.22 crore for Seychelles.
Moreover, more than Rs. 180 crore was spent on the Prime Minister’s foreign trips in 2025, Rs. 109 crore in 2024, Rs. 93 crore in 2023, Rs. 55 crore in 2022, and Rs. 36 crore in 2021. From 2021 to date, Rs. 550 crore has been spent on Prime Minister Modi’s foreign visits.
At the same time, since July 2021, during Prime Minister Modi’s foreign visits, 316 memorandums of understanding and agreements have been signed in sectors including security, trade and investment, digital technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, renewable energy, healthcare, education, agriculture, space cooperation, and climate action.
It has received a total of $381.8 billion in foreign direct investment during the period from April 2021 to December 2025," he said.
