Parliament Question: Auctions of Mementos and Gifts presented to Prime Minister

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026 AUCTIONS OF MEMENTOS AND GIFTS PRESENTED TO PRIME MINISTER

3540.SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the mementos, gifts etc. which were presented to Prime Minister from home and abroad have been auctioned;

(b) if so, the details of amount which Government received from these auctions;

(c) the dates on which auctions took place during the last five years; and

(d) the details of number of times when auctions have been organized before the year 2014 along with dates thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE & TOURISM (GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) Yes.

(b) The details of the amount received by the Government through the auction of mementos and gifts presented to the Hon’ble Prime Minister are as under:

1stEdition (2021) :Rs. 3.1 Cr 2ndEdition (2022) :Rs. 3.6 Cr 3rdEdition (2023) : Rs. 15.8 Cr 4thEdition (2023) : Rs. 14.4 Cr 5thEdition (2024) : Rs. 11.16 Cr 6thEdition (2024) : Rs. 2.24 Cr 7thEdition (2025) : Rs. 1.89 Cr

(c) Th e dates/period on which e-auctions of mementos and gifts were organized during the last

five years are as follows:

2021 :17thSeptember to 7thOctober 2022 :17thSeptember to 12thOctober 2023 :17thSeptember to 31stOctober2024 :17thSeptember to 31stOctober 2025 :17thSeptember to 31stOctober

(d) Be fore 2019, no auction of mementos and gifts was organized by the National Gallery of Modern Arts (NGMA). *****