"So far Shri Modi has deposits 18710 gifts he has received so far since he took over as Chief Minister in 2001"
"Narendra Modi deposits the gifts he has received as Chief Minister towards the cause of educating the girl child"
"In the last 12 years gifts worth Rs. 19 crore have been deposits by Shri Modi towards the state treasury"
"Over 3000 gifts received by Shri Modi in the last year"

Narendra Modi donates the gifts he has received in 2012 towards girl child education

Gandhinagar, WednesdayGujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi today donated 3,064 gifts worth approximately Rs.26.54-lakh to the government treasury. The gifts included 103 gold and silver artifacts, roughly valued at Rs.14.81-lakh, besides artifacts like chariot, watches, mementoes, coins, medals, metal and wooden handicrafts, photo frames, swords, bow and arrows, traditional and tribal attires, umbrellas. The date and venue of the auction of these gifts would be announced shortly.

This happens to be his 13th installment of gifts Mr. Modi has been regularly donating to the treasury since November 2001. He has earlier donated Rs.18.91-crore in the government treasury, the amount raised through auction of 15,464 gifts he had received between November 2001 and December 2013. This totals up to 18,710 gifts so far.

The auctions are held at different places in Gujarat by rotation, as in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar,Surat, Mehsana,Rajkot, Valsad, Vapi,Bhavnagar, Bharuch and Anand.

Incidentally, Mr. Modi happens to be the only Chief Minister inIndiawho has been regularly donating the gifts he had been receiving for some noble cause. The sum thus raised in donated to the fund for girls’ education, called Kanya Kelavni Nidhi.

This include Rs.3,064 gifts worth Rs.14.81-lakh in the latest installment today.

Narendra Modi donates the gifts he has received in 2012 towards girl child education

Narendra Modi donates the gifts he has received in 2012 towards girl child education

Narendra Modi donates the gifts he has received in 2012 towards girl child education

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Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the transformative power of education
April 03, 2026

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, said that education is not merely a means of livelihood but a powerful medium to make life better. He noted that it is a priceless asset through which the youth of the country are setting new milestones in every field and bringing glory to the nation.

The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam-

“श्रियः प्रदुग्धे विपदो रुणद्धि
यशांसि सूते मलिनं प्रमार्ष्टि।

संस्कारशौचेन परं पुनीते
शुद्धा हि बुद्धिः किल कामधेनुः॥”

The Subhashitam conveys that An educated, refined and pure intellect removes difficulties and brings success, respect, peace and progress into a person’s life. Indeed, an enlightened mind is considered like Kamadhenu, capable of fulfilling all kinds of aspirations.

The Prime Minister wrote on X;

“शिक्षा केवल आजीविका का साधन नहीं, बल्कि जीवन को श्रेष्ठ बनाने का सशक्त माध्यम भी है। यह वो अनमोल पूंजी है, जिसके जरिए आज हमारी युवाशक्ति हर क्षेत्र में नए-नए कीर्तिमान बनाकर देश का नाम रोशन कर रही है।

श्रियः प्रदुग्धे विपदो रुणद्धि
यशांसि सूते मलिनं प्रमार्ष्टि।

संस्कारशौचेन परं पुनीते
शुद्धा हि बुद्धिः किल कामधेनुः॥”