Lucknow, 22 November (IANS). Many important proposals were approved in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday under the chairmanship of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Among these, the government has approved the proposal to organize grand road shows for Mahakumbh 2025 in all the big cities of the country and abroad. Apart from this, the way has also been cleared for purchase of 220 vehicles for Mahakumbh.
A grand Mahakumbh is being organized in Prayagraj from 13 January to 26 February. Yogi government is engaged in mission mode to make this biggest festival of Sanatan Dharma grand.
On Friday, Cabinet Minister AK Sharma told the media at Lok Bhavan that a grand Mahakumbh is being organized in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. It was suggested by Chief Minister Yogi to propagate India’s Sanatan culture in many countries within and outside the country. Under this, road shows will be organized under the leadership of ministers in various big cities of the country and also in foreign countries.
He told that within India, road shows will be organized in cities like New Delhi, Mumbai Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Dehradun, Bhopal, Chandigarh and Patna. At the same time, road shows will be held abroad in Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and Mauritius as well as other nations. The Urban Development Department will also bear the expenses of the road show.
He told that Rs 20 to 25 lakh will be spent on road shows in each city. FICCI and CII will be made partners in this road show.
Minister AK Sharma said that the government has decided to purchase 220 vehicles for Mahakumbh. Rs 27.48 crore will be spent for this. Of these, 40 Mahindra Bolero Neo, 160 Bolero B6 BSVI and 20 buses will be purchased.
–IANS
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