Question : TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUR TA GADDI



(a) the amount released by the Government of India so far in connection with the 300th anniversaryof Gur-ta-Gaddi, Nanded in Maharashtra ; and

(b) the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SMT. AMBIKA SONI)

(a) & (b) In addition to the funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission [JNNURM], Government of India has approved one time ACA for Rs. 195 crores during 2007-08 for the preparation of the Ter-Centenary celebrations of Guru-ta-Gaddi,Nanded [Maharashtra] with 30% grant from Government of India and the balance to be raised by the State Government. The grant component of Rs. 58.5 crores has been since released.