Archive · 30 Jun 2025
Maharashtra Assembly Debates Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority Bill
The Maharashtra government is setting up a special group called the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority.
This group will be in charge of organizing and managing the Kumbh Mela, a big religious gathering, in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.
The group will include important government officials.
The Kumbh Mela will begin on October 31st next year and happens every 12 years, with lots of people expected to attend.
The Authority can tell other government departments to help with the event.
A committee of ministers will check in on the Authority's work.
Maharashtra assembly tabled a bill to establish the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority.
The Authority aims to organize and manage the Kumbh Mela and related activities.
The 22-member Authority will be led by the Nashik division commissioner.
The Simhastha Kumbh Mela will start on October 31 next year.
The mega event is held every 12 years and expects several crore pilgrims.
- Who
- Maharashtra government.
- What
- Bill tabled for the establishment of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority.
- When
- Bill was tabled in the Maharashtra assembly on Monday, June 30th.
- Where
- Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To organize and manage the Kumbh Mela and related activities.
- Event
- Simhastha Kumbh Mela
- Location
- Nashik and Trimbakeshwar
- Authority Structure
- 22-member body
- Authority Head
- Nashik division commissioner
- Mela Start Date
- October 31st, next year
- Mela Frequency
- Every 12 years