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Odisha to give Durga Puja committees up to Rs 1.10 lakh
The Odisha government will provide financial assistance to 1,085 Durga Puja committees, Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on October 4. The support will promote cultural heritage and traditional festivities, he said.
The Story in Brief
The Odisha government will provide financial assistance to 1,085 Durga Puja committees, Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on October 4. The support will promote cultural heritage and traditional festivities, he said.
The 215 heritage pujas will receive Rs 1.10 lakh each. Committees running pujas for 75 years will get Rs 75,000 each, while those with a 50-year history will receive Rs 50,000. There are 197 committees in the second category and 673 in the third, according to the minister. The government’s total expenditure was stated as Rs 7.14.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the assistance is a blanket festival giveaway overlook the government’s stated three-tier basis, which favours older and heritage pujas. But the reported total also needs clarification, since the category-wise figures do not appear to neatly match Rs 7.14 as printed. The useful test is simple: publish the beneficiary list, the currency unit for the total, and the payment records before the next Puja season.
Source: thehindu.com
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