Note the % increase for expenditure heads 1, 6 and 7 is very high.
Why did Indian NGO’s receive Rs 837 crs (U.S. Rs 376 crs, Germany Rs 101 crs) for maintenance of priests is difficult to fathom? Ditto for education of priests/preachers! This might hold good if India were exporting priests to the West.
So also Rs 57 crs was received towards theatre/films. It would be interesting to know nature of films produced!
Further, the U.S./UK/Germany remitted Rs 101 crs towards publication and distribution of religious literature and Rs 186 crs for religious functions. For what type of literature and functions is important to know?