<p>New Delhi: Mementos ranging from sports shoe and other items of paralympic medalists to replica of the Ram temple and even a silver veena -- all gifts received by Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> -- are set to be auctioned soon, and the base price of all the items together comes to around Rs 1.5 crore, Culture Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gajendra-singh-shekhawat">Gajendra Singh Shekhawat</a> said on Monday.</p>.<p>Shekhawat conducted a walk-through of the exhibition showcasing the prime minister's mementoes at the National Gallery of Modern Art here. Addressing a press conference later, he mentioned that the base prices for the auction of these gifts are set by a government committee, with prices ranging from as low as Rs 600 to as high as Rs 8.26 lakh.</p>.<p>"Our prime minister has started a new culture of auctioning all mementos and gifts he gets. He used to do this as a chief minister as well," Shekhawat said at a press conference here. </p>.<p>"The gifts he receives are given back to the people through an auction, and the money earned through that is used for a noble cause -- cleaning river Ganga," the minister said. </p>.India best bet for 21st century, its solar revolution a golden chapter, says PM Modi.<p>He pointed out that this is the sixth time such an auction is being held, and the funds raised through it will be donated to the National Ganga Fund. </p>.<p>This time, about 600 items gifted to Prime Minister Modi over the last one year will go up for auction. </p>.<p>The highest priced mementos are encased sports shoes of Paralympic bronze medalists Ajeet Singh and Simran Sharma and silver medalist Nishad Kumar, as well as a signed cap of silver medalist Sharad Kumar -- all priced around Rs. 2.86 lakh. </p>.<p>Badminton racket of Paralympic bronze medalist Nithya Sre Sivan and shuttler Sukant Kadam and discus of the silver medalist Yogesh Khatuniya have been priced at Rs 5.50 lakh. </p>.<p>A model of Ram Temple priced at Rs 5.50 lakh, a peacock statue valued at Rs 3.30 lakh, a statue of Ram Darbar priced at Rs 2.76 lakh and silver veena priced at Rs 1.65 lakh are among the other high-end mementos. </p>.<p>The lowest priced mementos includes cotton angavastrams, caps and shawls, priced at Rs 600 each. </p>.<p>The auction will start on September 17, Prime Minister Modi's birthday, and will end on October 2. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Mementos ranging from sports shoe and other items of paralympic medalists to replica of the Ram temple and even a silver veena -- all gifts received by Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> -- are set to be auctioned soon, and the base price of all the items together comes to around Rs 1.5 crore, Culture Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gajendra-singh-shekhawat">Gajendra Singh Shekhawat</a> said on Monday.</p>.<p>Shekhawat conducted a walk-through of the exhibition showcasing the prime minister's mementoes at the National Gallery of Modern Art here. Addressing a press conference later, he mentioned that the base prices for the auction of these gifts are set by a government committee, with prices ranging from as low as Rs 600 to as high as Rs 8.26 lakh.</p>.<p>"Our prime minister has started a new culture of auctioning all mementos and gifts he gets. He used to do this as a chief minister as well," Shekhawat said at a press conference here. </p>.<p>"The gifts he receives are given back to the people through an auction, and the money earned through that is used for a noble cause -- cleaning river Ganga," the minister said. </p>.India best bet for 21st century, its solar revolution a golden chapter, says PM Modi.<p>He pointed out that this is the sixth time such an auction is being held, and the funds raised through it will be donated to the National Ganga Fund. </p>.<p>This time, about 600 items gifted to Prime Minister Modi over the last one year will go up for auction. </p>.<p>The highest priced mementos are encased sports shoes of Paralympic bronze medalists Ajeet Singh and Simran Sharma and silver medalist Nishad Kumar, as well as a signed cap of silver medalist Sharad Kumar -- all priced around Rs. 2.86 lakh. </p>.<p>Badminton racket of Paralympic bronze medalist Nithya Sre Sivan and shuttler Sukant Kadam and discus of the silver medalist Yogesh Khatuniya have been priced at Rs 5.50 lakh. </p>.<p>A model of Ram Temple priced at Rs 5.50 lakh, a peacock statue valued at Rs 3.30 lakh, a statue of Ram Darbar priced at Rs 2.76 lakh and silver veena priced at Rs 1.65 lakh are among the other high-end mementos. </p>.<p>The lowest priced mementos includes cotton angavastrams, caps and shawls, priced at Rs 600 each. </p>.<p>The auction will start on September 17, Prime Minister Modi's birthday, and will end on October 2. </p>