(a) the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Fifteenth
Lok Sabha who have travelled abroad and the number of times they travelled; and
(b) the number of Members of Parliament who have informed the concerned
authorities about their programme specially about their private visits abroad?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
& PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b) As per the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules,
1961, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs exchanges Government Sponsored
Goodwill Delegations of Members of Parliament with other countries. Details
of Members of Parliament who accompanied such delegations and Members of
Parliament who travelled abroad on private visit is as follow:-
MPs of the 15th Total Number Number of MPs travelled Lok Sabha abroad once/more than once travelled abroad (i) (ii) (iii)
Number of MPs 29 26 Members of Parliament accompanied the travelled abroad delegation once in various Parliamentary 3 Members of Parliament had travelled Goodwill abroad twice Delegations sponsored by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Number of MPs 26 16 Members of Parliament had travelled abroad travelled abroad One Time on private visits and informed to 04 Members of Parliament had travelled Ministry of abroad Twice Parliamentary Affairs. 05 Members of Parliament had travelled abroad Thrice 01 Members of Parliament had travelled abroad Ten Times