# Odisha gives ₹1.10 lakh aid to heritage Durga Puja committees 2026-08-16T11:20:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Odisha government will provide financial assistance of up to ₹1.10 lakh each to Durga Puja committees, Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced on Saturday. The aid aims to promote cultural heritage and support traditional festivities. Committees have been divided into three categories: heritage Durga Pujas, those 75 years old, and those 50 years old. The Hindu reports that 215 heritage Pujas will receive ₹1.10 lakh each, while 197 committees in the second category get ₹75,000 and 673 in the third get ₹50,000. In total, 1,085 committees will get assistance, with the government spending ₹7.14 crore, Mr Suraj said. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bhubaneswar, Durga Puja, Odisha government, Suryabanshi Suraj Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-gives-rs1-10-lakh-aid-to-heritage-durga-puja-committees/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-gives-rs1-10-lakh-aid-to-heritage-durga-puja-committees/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/