New Delhi, May 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday significantly reduced the size of his official convoy, while ensuring that all essential security components mandated under the Special Protection Group (SPG) protocol remained intact.

In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call for restrained government functioning and reduction in unnecessary expenditure, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday also reduced the size of his official convoy by more than 50 per cent.

The scaled-down convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah was first captured on camera by ANI, showing that all essential vehicles mandated under the Central Reserve Police Force's 'Z+' security protocol remained in place, despite a significant reduc...