The government’s spending on upkeep and maintenance of Union ministers’ residences in Lutyens’ Delhi has reached a record level, with one year’s bill crossing ₹92 crore. PTI, citing information obtained through an RTI query, reports that the costs are mainly for repairs, renovation and maintenance executed by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
In total, the RTI-linked information shows that the government spends ₹547.68 crore on such works over the period from 2014-15 to 2025-26. The two outlets cover the same figure and attribution to CPWD, which carries out the listed works on the government’s behalf. The reporting focuses on the scale of expenditure and the year-on-year rise, describing the latest figure as the highest recorded in the period covered, based on the RTI data.
