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Tamil Nadu Sanctions Rs 6.85 Crore Annually for VIP Protocol

Tamil Nadu Sanctions Rs 6.85 Crore Annually for VIP Protocol
TN Increases Rs.6.85 Cr Annually for VIP, VVIP Protocol Arrangements · deccanchronicle.com

Big and important visitors sometimes come to Tamil Nadu.

These visitors might include the President of India or judges.

When they come, the government needs to pay for their food, stay, and travel.

The old rules only allowed a small amount of money for each visit.

That was 50,000 rupees per visit, which was not enough anymore.

The Tamil Nadu government decided to make a new plan.

Now it will set aside 6.85 crore rupees every year.

Each district gets between 15 lakh and 25 lakh rupees each year.

The amount depends on how often important visitors come to that district.

This way, the government has enough money to take care of the visitors properly.

Key facts

Annual protocol budget
₹6.85 crore
Per-district allocation
₹15 lakh to ₹25 lakh per year
Previous per-visit ceiling
₹50,000
Issuing department
Revenue and Disaster Management Department
Expenses covered
Boarding, lodging, and transportation of visiting dignitaries
Reason for change
Increased frequency, scale, and complexity of dignitary visits
Visiting categories included
President of India, judges, Union and State officials, constitutional authorities, international delegations

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