The prestigious auction of gifts and mementos presented to Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, concluded on the 7th of October, Thursday.
The event was held on Thursday, which also marked two decades (20 years) of the political journey of Mr. Narendra Modi. He started his political journey as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. In 2014, Mr. Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India for the first term. In 2019, he became the PM of India for a second term.
During the e auction, Neeraj Chopra’s javelin fetched a highest bid of Rs. 1.5 crores amongst several mementos presented as gifts. In yesterday’s event, a total of 1,348 items were auctioned and after three rounds of auction, a total of Rs.16 crores were collected. It is to be noted, the auction money would be used for the Clean Ganga project, launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP.)
After the auction, the Central Government released an official statement which read, “The third round of e-auction of prestigious gifts and mementos presented to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was held from 17th September to 7th October, 2021 through the web portal www.pmmementos.gov.in. The proceeds of the e-auction go to the Namami Gange Mission. Shri Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India to auction all the gifts he has received for the noble cause of conserving and rejuvenating the lifeline of the country – the Holy river Ganga.”
In the third round of auction, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 mementos presented to PM Modi by the athletes, were auctioned.
The e auction started from the 17th of September and concluded on the 7th of October.
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