PIB calls reports, tweets claiming govt spent 300% more on G20 than allocated budget misleading, says expense made towards permanent asset creation

On Monday, September 11, the Press Information Bureau took to X, formally Twitter to debunk the reports and social media accounts that claimed that the Indian government spent 300 per cent more on the G20 event than the funds that were previously allocated for the event in the budget. A tweet claims Govt spent 300% more on #G20 than funds allocated in budget#PIBFactCheck 1 This claim is misleading 2 The quoted expenditure is majorly towards permanent asset creation by ITPO & other infrastructure development which is not limited to hosting G20 Summit alone pic.twitter.com/CRGkraJw3J — PIB Fact Check September 11, 2023 Several so-called liberals and leftists targeted the central government amid the G20 summit in Delhi claiming that the government had spent Rs 4,100 crore for the two-day event. Report by India Times Report by Business Today Expense toward permanent asset creation: PIB fact checks misleading claims on G20 Summit However, the PIB fact check called out all the reports and said that misleading information was being spread by some media houses and political leaders. The quoted expenditure is majorly towards permanent asset creation by ITPO & other infrastructure development which is not limited to hosting G20 Summit alone,” the PIB Fact Check said quoting TMC MP Saket Gokhale’s tweet.