RTI Query Reveals Inconsistency in COVID Aid Data By MEA, PM

An RTI response has brought out stark difference between the numbers claimed by the PM, Foreign Ministry and the government data regarding COVID-19 aid to various countries. While the PM claimed that India was supporting 150 countries, the RTI response revealed that India supplied aids to only 81 countries. Also, the Ministry of External Affairs claimed that India had provided aid of Rs2.11 crore to China, while the RTI query kept this at Rs1.87 crore.