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Nation PM's Gifts Auction
AUCTION OF GIFTS:
A SERVICE OF
RIVER GANGA
"It is in my destiny to serve Mother
Ganga." This public welfare objective of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only
aimed at taking an effort to rejuvenate
the river Ganga but also to empower the
marginalised citizens of the country.
This is the reason that the gifts that are
received by him throughout the year
are auctioned. The fourth edition of the
auction of Prime Minister's Gifts went on
till October 12. About Rs 15 crore was
collected from the latest auction of gifts.
The proceeds from this auction, like the
previous editions' collections totaling Rs
22.5 crore, were donated to the Namami
Gange Mission for the cleanliness of the
national river Ganga.
30 New India Samachar November 1-15, 2022
It was sold for Rs 50 Lakh
Thomas Cup BOXING GLOVES
Championship 2022 gold
medalist K Srikanth's `50
Badminton racket bids
LAKH
for Rs 51 lakh
The highest number
of 284 bids was made
for the model of Kashi-
Viswanath temple
uring the global Corona pandemic, by donating
an amount of Rs 2.25 lakh saved from his
Dexpenditure, asking for a donation for the PM
Cares Fund, or donating his savings to daughters of
government employees while being the Chief Minister
of Gujarat. In fact, PM Modi has donated more than Rs
100 crores for the welfare of the poor which has been
raised through his salary, money received from the
Seoul Peace Prize, and auctioning of gifts received by
him. Under the Namami Gange Maha Abhiyan started
for the uninterrupted flow of the life-giving mother
Ganga, he set an example by donating the amount of
Rs 3.4 crore received from the Peace Prize and the
proceeds received from the gift auction. This time
the E-auction included more than 1200 prestigious
and memorable mementos and gifts such as models
of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and Kashi-Viswanath
Temple in Varanasi apart from sports memorabilia as
well as autographed clothes, bags, and related items
given by the players.