India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The details of the amount received by the Government through the auction of mementos and gifts presented to the Hon'ble Prime Minister are as under:
1stEdition (2021) : Rs. 3.1 Cr
2ndEdition (2022) : Rs. 3.6 Cr
3rdEdition (2023) : Rs. 15.8 Cr
4thEdition (2023) : Rs. 14.4 Cr
5thEdition (2024) : Rs. 11.16 Cr
6thEdition (2024) : Rs. 2.24 Cr
7thEdition (2025) : Rs. 1.89 Cr
The dates/period on which e-auctions of mementos and gifts were organized during the last five years are as follows:
2021 : 17thSeptember to 7thOctober
2022 : 17thSeptember to 12thOctober
2023 : 17thSeptember to 31stOctober
2024 : 17thSeptember to 31stOctober
2025 : 17thSeptember to 31stOctober
Before 2019, no auction of mementos and gifts was organized by the National Gallery of Modern Arts (NGMA).
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
