New Delhi: The government on Monday announced allocation of Rs 100 crore each for celebrating birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay and 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.
"The Budget has allocated initial sums of Rs 100 crore each for celebrating the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay and the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said while presenting General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha.
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, was born in 1916. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of Sikhism, was born in 1666. Jaitley said India will also celebrate the 70th anniversary of Independence next year.
"In 2017, the country will celebrate 70th anniversary of our Independence. We will chalk out milestones for nation's journey beyond the 70th anniversary of Independence," he said.
The government also plans to celebrate the 475th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap, who was born in May 1540. The government had also observed the 150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai and released a commemorative coin of Rs 150 and a circulation coin of Rs 10 on the freedom fighter last month.
Besides, the government would also observe the 200th birth anniversary of Tatya Tope. Earlier, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma had said the government will celebrate the birth centenaries of personalities of national importance.
