The record ₹92.35 crore bill spent for the upkeep of Union Ministers’ official residences last financial year could have paid for 10 new government schools, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has said, accusing the Centre of misplaced priorities.
The money is available; the intent to use it for government schools is missing,” the CJP post read. Its latest campaign has focused on the state of government schools . AAP leader and former Delhi Minister Somnath Bharti, meanwhile, sought to contrast the expenditure with the controversy over the construction and renovation of the official residence occupied by Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister. The money is available, the intent to use it for government schools is missing.
Rs 92 crore = 10 new world class government schools. The money is available, the intent to use it for government schools is missing. https://t.co/tH5canYwLx “₹92 crore = 10 new world-class government schools. Expenditure on renovation, furnishing and repair of the official residences of Union Ministers in Delhi rose from ₹27.47 crore in 2014-15 to a record ₹92.35 crore in 2025-26, according to information PTI obtained through an RTI query. Earlier reporting noted: After PM CARES Fund, CJP flags ₹92 crore upkeep bill for ministers’ homes: ‘Stop fixing lavish homes’ The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has questioned government spending on the upkeep of Union ministers’ residences in Lutyens’ Delhi, saying the money could instead be used to improve government schools. Earlier reporting noted: Reacting to the figures, the CJP wrote on X, “Stop fixing your lavish homes, and fix the schools! ₹ 92 crore = 10 new world class government schools. Earlier reporting noted: According to the data cited in the post, which was claimed to have been obtained through an RTI, spending on the upkeep of the residences stood at ₹ 133.9 crore between 2014 and 2019, ₹ 250 crore between 2019 and 2024, and ₹ 174.5 crore between 2024 and 2026. The total expenditure over the 12-year period was put at ₹ 547.68 crore.
“Stop fixing your lavish homes, and fix the schools!
CJP said in an X post, reacting to a PTI report on the rising expenditure on colonial-era bungalows occupied by Ministers.
