Archive · 24 Sep 2026
PM Modi’s 1,500 Gifts Offered at Culture-Focused Auction
More than 1,500 gifts given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are being offered in an online auction.
The gifts come from different parts of India.
They include temple models, paintings, clothing, sculptures and sports items.
Some objects also show India’s technology and development.
One item is a signed jersey from the Indian Para Table Tennis team.
Another is a shooting jacket linked to Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara.
The auction began on September 17 at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
Money raised will help protect and clean the River Ganga.
Earlier auctions raised more than Rs 50 crore for this environmental work.
The eighth PM Mementos e-Auction features more than 1,500 gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The collection includes temple replicas, paintings, textiles, sculptures, sporting memorabilia and technology-related models.
The Ministry of Culture organized the auction through the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, beginning September 17.
Featured items include a Gujarat cloth-craft map, a Rogan painting, an autographed para table tennis jersey and Avani Lekhara’s shooting jacket.
Proceeds will support the Namami Gange Programme; previous auctions reportedly raised more than Rs 50 crore for the project.
- Who
- The Ministry of Culture, through the National Gallery of Modern Art, is conducting the auction of gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- The eighth PM Mementos e-Auction is offering more than 1,500 cultural, sporting and technology-related mementos for public bidding.
- When
- The auction began on September 17; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- The auction is organized through the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, with items from across India.
- Why
- Proceeds will support the Namami Gange Programme, which focuses on conserving, rejuvenating and protecting the River Ganga and its ecosystem.
- Auction edition
- Eighth edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction
- Number of items
- More than 1,500 mementos
- Organizer
- Ministry of Culture through the National Gallery of Modern Art
- Featured item price
- Avani Lekhara’s shooting jacket is listed at Rs 2.25 lakh
- Other listed prices
- Gujarat cloth-craft map: Rs 60,000; Rogan painting: Rs 45,000
- Use of proceeds
- Namami Gange Programme
- Previous proceeds
- More than Rs 50 crore raised through earlier editions, according to the government