Mementoes gifted to PM Modi to go under the hammer
The mementoes gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go under the hammer at a two-day auction starting Sunday. The funds raised through the auction, held at the National Gallery of Modern Art will go to the government's flagship project 'Namami Gange'.
The mementoes gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go under the hammer at a two-day auction starting Sunday. Union minister Piyush Goyal at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
A security guard looks on at an auction of mementos presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi Sunday. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
A woman tries on a headgear at the auction at NDMA. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
A dedicated site - http://pmmementos.gov.in'pmmementos.gov.in has been set up to display and e-auction the mementos that are priced between Rs 100 and Rs 30,000. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
Each product has been listed with a short description including its dimensions, weight and who gifted the memento to the prime minister. (Photo | PTI)
Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma earlier said that 1900 gifts received nationally and internationally by the Prime Minister will be on auction. (Photo | PTI)
