New Delhi: The Central government has approved a special grant assistance of Rs 2,100 crore for the Mahakumbh Mela — the biggest cultural and spiritual gathering — set to take place in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. The first installment of Rs 1,050 crore has been released on Tuesday. The central government’s one-time special grant will help organise the Mahakumbh in a much grander and more organised manner. The state government had requested for this special grant from the Centre.
The Centre’s special grant for the Mahakumbh preparations comes 10 days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Prayagraj when he will formally inaugurate the mega fair on December 13.
Yogi Adityanath welcomes Central assistance
In a post on social media platform X, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote, “Under the successful guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the double engine government is determined to make the world’s largest cultural and spiritual gathering ‘Prayagraj Mahakumbh-2025’ divine and grand.”
He added: “In this series, special grant-in-aid of Rs 2,100 crore was approved by the Central government out of which the first instalment of Rs 1,050 crore has been released today. This support from the Central government will help in realising a clean, safe and well organised Mahakumbh for the devotees.”
“Heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for this gift which helped in realising the concept of divine-grand-digital Mahakumbh,” CM said.
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के यशस्वी मार्गदर्शन में डबल इंजन की सरकार विश्व के सबसे बड़े सांस्कृतिक एवं आध्यात्मिक समागम ‘प्रयागराज महाकुम्भ-2025’ को दिव्य एवं भव्य बनाने हेतु संकल्पित है।
इस शृंखला में केंद्र सरकार द्वारा ₹2,100 करोड़ की विशेष अनुदान सहायता राशि…
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 3, 2024
State government spending Rs 5435 crore on Mahakumbh
The state government is spending Rs 5435.68 crore on organising the Mahakumbh. This amount is being spent on 421 projects. Till Tuesday, financial approval of Rs 3,461.99 lakh had been issued by the state government.
Besides, as many as 125 projects worth Rs 1,636 crore are being carried out by various departments, including the Public Works Department, Housing and Urban Planning Department, Bridge Corporation, Tourism Department, Irrigation, and Municipal Corporation Prayagraj, using their respective departmental budgets, a spokesperson for the UP government said.
The state government is developing Mahakumbh 2025 on the concept of divine Mahakumbh, grand Mahakumbh, clean Mahakumbh, safe Mahakumbh, digital Mahakumbh and green Mahakumbh.
