Question : AMOUNT SPENT ON ADVERTISEMENT



(a) the details of the amount spent on advertisements by the Railways during the last three years till date; and

(b) the details of the heads of account under which the above expenditure has been shown ?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL)

(a): The expenditure incurred by the Railways on release of advertisements during the period from April, 1998 to January, 2002, i.e., 3 years and ten months, is approximately Rs.135 crores.

(b): The expenditure on release of advertisements is debited against the budget heads of the respective departments/projects to which the contents of a particular advertisement pertain.