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Gujarat shrines left high & dry as no funding from Centre in 5 yrs: Data

The New Indian Express

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August 06, 2024

THE Ministry of Culture and Tourism has allocated substantial financial grants under the "Financial Assistance for Allied Cultural Activities" scheme to promote cultural development at temples across India.

- DILIP SINGH KSHATRIYA

Despite this, Gujarat's pilgrimage sites have been notably excluded from these funds. In a recent Rajya Sabha query, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat revealed that over the past five years, only 12 temples in six states have benefited from this scheme. Alarmingly, none of Gujarat's 348 pilgrimage sites, as listed by the Gujarat Pilgrimage Board, have received any financial support.

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