Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, May 19: The outgoing BJP government spent Rs 44.42 crore on advertisements from December 1, 2022 to March 29, 2023 to showcase its achievements to the public of Karnataka.
These details were given to Rajesh Krishna Prasad, a native of Puttur, who sought information under the RTI Act, on how much of the taxpayers’ money was spent on advertisements by the BJP government.
In reply to Rajesh Krishna Prasad, Rohini, deputy director (commercial information) and public information officer of news and public relations department of the government of Karnataka said that the government had spent Rs 27.46 crore on advertisements on print media and Rs 16.96 crore on electronic media during the period of December 1, 2022 to March 29, 2023, totalling Rs 44.42 crore.