The BJP government in Chhattisgarh, where schools still force children to study under the open sky and where many areas continue to lack basic infrastructure such as roads, spent nearly Rs 1,095 crore on publicity in just over two years. 

It is an average of nearly Rs 1.3 crore every day, just a little behind the Rs 1.5 crore spent every day on advertisements by the Narendra Modi government.

Details of the expenditure emerged in a written reply to a question raised in the state assembly by Congress MLA Savitri Manoj Mandavi, who sought information on the government’s spending on the publicity of various schemes between January 1, 2024, and March 31,........

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