New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Various jackets along with portraits of the Prime Minister, 576 shawls, 964 angavastrams, 88 pagris and various other artworks gifted to Narendra Modi in the past six months would go under the hammer in an e-auction starting September 14.
Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said on Wednesday that the auction will continue till October 3 on the portal www.pmmementos.gov.in.
Prices for the artefacts will range from Rs 200 to Rs 2.5 lakh as base prices and are currently on display in the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the national capital.
Gifts and the proceeds would go towards the government's Namame Gange project, Patel said.
Overall, there are a total of 2,772 objects, including portraits of Modi...