NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) spent around Rs 12 lakh during 2009-2010 on newspapers and periodicals that it subscribes to for its officials. The disclosure was made in reply to an application made under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by activist Afroz Alam Sahil, asking the number of newspapers and periodicals the PMO subscribed to and the amount it had spent on them in the last five years.
This article was first published on indianexpress.com, June 16, 2010.