The e-auction of gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin today. The auction will go on till 2nd of October. One thousand 222 mementos will be E-auctioned during this period.
The mementos include idols of Ganesh, Swami Vivekanand, Ram Mandir Temple, Netaji statue, painting and sports equipment among others gifted to the Prime Minister.
Briefing
reporters in New Delhi, Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy said, Mr Modi is the first Prime Minister of the country to auction all the gifts he receives for the noble cause of conserving river Ganga through Namami Gange.
Mr Reddy said, the lowest base price of the gift is one hundred rupees and the highest base price is five lakh rupees.