India, March 21 -- New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 38 foreign trips between May 2022 and December 2024 for bilateral meetings and multilateral events cost a total of almost Rs.259 crore, according to figures provided by the government in Parliament on Thursday.

The expenses were largely under five heads - accommodation, venue charges, security, transportation and miscellaneous expenditure - with accommodation, at a total of Rs.104 crore, accounting for a little less than half of the overall total. This was followed by miscellaneous expenditure ( Rs.75.7 crore) and transportation ( Rs.71.1 crore).

The figures were provided by minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita in a written reply to a question from senior C...