Central Govt spent Rs.3755 Crore on Publicity and Ads

New Delhi, Dec 9: An RTI has revealed that the union government has spent Rs 3,755 crore in three and half years on its publicity till October.The Information and Broadcasting Ministry in its reply to RTI has revealed that "The expenditure on advertisements from April 2014 to October 2017 through electronic, print media and outdoor publicity is Rs 37,54,06,23,61."

# Rs 1,656 crore was spent on electronic media advertisements, such as community radio, digital cinema, Doordarshan, Internet, SMS, and TV.
# Rs 1,698 crore was spent for Print Media.
# RS 399 crore was spent on Outdoor advertisements, which include hoardings, posters, booklets, and calendars.

# Rs 1,100 crore was spent on advertisements featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
# Rs 448 crore was spent between June 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.
# Rs 542 crore was spent between April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016
# Rs 120 crore was spent between April 1, 2016, to August 31, 2016