New Delhi. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has released the assets account of PM Narendra Modi and several ministers of his government. There has been an increase of 26 lakh 13 thousand in the assets of PM Modi during the financial year 2021-22. Apart from this, Modi has also bought a plot in Gujarat. At present, Modi has assets worth Rs 2 crore 23 lakh 82 thousand 504 in the form of plot, FD, bank balance, NSC, life insurance, jewelery and cash. Earlier, he had assets worth Rs 1 crore 97 lakh 68 thousand 885. Giving details of Modi’s assets, the PMO wrote in the note that the immovable property 401/A was jointly shared with three other joint owners and each had an equal share of 25%. A portion has been donated. Earlier last year, PM Modi had shown 3,531.45 sq ft in a residential plot located in 401/A Sector-1, Gandhinagar. Its market value is Rs 1.10 crore.
Apart from Modi, the PMO has also given information about the assets of 10 more ministers of his government on its website. These included Rajnath Singh, Dharmendra Pradhan, Hardeep Singh Puri, RK Singh, G. Kishan Reddy, Purushottam Rupala, V. Muraleedharan, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Naqvi is no longer a minister. Overall, 8 out of 30 cabinet ministers and 2 out of 45 ministers of state have given property information. Two ministers of state with independent charge have also not disclosed their assets. According to the PMO, the assets of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh increased by Rs 29 lakh 58 thousand to Rs 2.54 crore. The immovable assets are of 2.97 crores as before. At the same time, Jyotiraditya Scindia’s assets are worth 35.63 crores. He has a liability of 58 lakhs. Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy has assets worth 1.43 crores.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has told about his assets that it has increased from 1.62 crores to 1.83 crores. Animal Husbandry Minister Purushottam Rupala has total assets of Rs 7.29 crore. This is 1.42 crore more than last year. It is believed that by next month, the property information of the remaining ministers of the Modi government will also be uploaded in the website of the PMO. Many ministers have also released information about their wife’s assets.