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Amount spent on Statue Of Unity 'priceless investment': Vice President

  •   Sun, Jan 20 2019 06:31:38 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called the Statue of Unity "a befitting memorial to Sardar Patel", adding that given its significance, the amount spent on erecting the statue was a "priceless investment".

Speaking after visiting the 182-metre statue (now the tallest statue globally) in Gujarat, Naidu said his "heart was filled with emotions and pride" and the visit gave him a feeling of completeness and a sense of unity of mind and soul.

"The splendid statue represents the vision and resolve of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel towards achieving political integration of a 'unified India'. The historic statue stands as a reminder of the struggles the Sardar had undergone in unifying India," an official statement quoted Naidu as saying.

Saying that Patel's vision, courage and determination led to the integration of 565 princely states and paved the way for building a modern India, he lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking up the initiative to build it.

The Vice President said he had always felt that due recognition was not given to Sardar Patel in the past.

As per Naidu, the statue, inaugurated in October 2018, would create greater awareness among the people about Sardar Patel's monumental contribution to nation building.

Naidu encouraged the youth to visit the statue.

Talking about the humble beginnings of Patel who hailed from a farmer's family, he said it was "a matter of pride for all of us that a farmer was the architect of unified modern India", the statement added.
  

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  • deepak, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 21 2019

    In the last four years, the Modi Government has also paved the way for
    8000 new CBSE schools
    5 new IITs
    6 new IIMs with permanent campus by 2021 (cost 3,775 crores) and
    20 new AIIMs (cost 15,000 crore)
    Roads and Highways are being built at a record pace
    73% more highways were built in four years of Modi government than in UPA’s last four years
    The investment was 60,000 crores in 2017 and 1 lakh crores in 2018
    Metro train projects have been launched in 15 new cities. Spent was:
    9,300 crores in 2015-16
    15,300 crores in 2016-17
    7,500 crores in 2018-19 (up to September 30, 2018)
    1.25 crore (12.5 million) homes have been constructed for poor under PMAY scheme
    The allocation was 23,000 crore in 2017
    8.8 crore (88 million) toilets have been constructed under Swachh Bharat initiative
    Sanitation coverage has increased from 38% to 95% within 4 years
    5 lakh villages, 530 districts and 25 states / UTs have been declared Open Defecation Free
    Government is on target to make India 100% Open Defecation Free by October 2019
    The budget has been in the range of 20,000 crores every year

    India can easily do all these things to improve education, infrastructure, healthcare, science & technology and also build the world’s tallest statue.

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jan 21 2019

    Ever since the two Gujjus began running the India show, the significant national projects all have gone to benefit the Gujjus.

    The statue cost in excess of 7,250 crores.

    According to the Gujarat Government, it will provide major tourism revenue with at least 15,000 people visiting each day.

    So, the logic simple. All-India tax-payers pay for the statue, and the Gujjus will reap the befits for the next 1,000 years.

    The same thing goes for the 150,000 crores bullet train, and the newly established All-India Railway University.

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Haam too much buttering harmful may increase own BP and cholesterol.

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  • A.Dsouza, Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Brainless investment on priceless state. Lootmar chor Central Govt wasted tax money. Time and patience is runing out just three months to go and India will be free once again from the cow Goberment.

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Compare the cost of this statue with the cost of other tall statues around the world and think why the cost of Statue of Unity is so high ?????

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  • Tausif, Mysore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Public money is useless only for these idiots who enjoy our taxes and fill their overseas accounts.

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  • SmR, Karkala

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    With just these three-thousand crores—and there are hundreds of other expenses of the “jhola-carrying fakir” that are not known or not audited—the BJP-led NDA government could have accomplished these feats.
    1. Build 5,98,000 school sanitary complexes with proper toilets that remain functional for a while at least.
    2. Fund ISRO's Mars Mission 5 times over.
    3. Increase the relief given to Kerala flood victims 5 times over.
    4. Donate the amount to the entire North-East that is still suffering from heavy floods.
    5. Adopt 725 villages like Donja, which was adopted by Sachin Tendulkar.
    6. Give the salaries of 28,15,533 contractual teachers in government schools. Or increase their salaries, for that matter.
    7. Raise 5,296 children from birth until the age of 21, including educational expenses.
    8. Help the BMC fix the Mumbai pothole situation twice!
    9. Add 449 buses to 1000 electronic buses to run on Delhi streets by 2019.
    10. Double the amount to be received by the Ministry of Earth Sciences according to the 2018 budget.
    11. Two new IIT campuses (considering one IIT campus costs Rs 1,167 crore).
    12. Two AIIMS campuses (considering one AIIMS cost Rs 1,103 crore).
    13. Five new permanent IIM campuses (considering one IIM campus costs Rs 539 crore).
    14. Five new solar power plants, each producing 75 megawatts of power (considering one power plant costs Rs 528 crore)
    The Archaeological Survey of India has over 3600+ monuments under its custody, including 36 world heritage sites. It has to reach out to the private sector to adopt the monuments. In fact, ASI spent more money to build its new headquarters than it did on the conservation of the monuments in 2017.
    We have a hive of problems in this country, none of which are getting any closer to being solved. So maybe, we could use these resources in places that would help better the lives of the citizens of this very country.
    Vice President should have a moral responsibility to the nation rather than blind 'Bhakta'.
    JaiHind

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    symptom of Foot and mouth disease.

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  • Gopala, UK

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Who's money?who paid it? whom it paid?
    Why it is needed?

    Its all happens when you VOTE for a party, not a the candidate.
    If you vote a clever and educated candidate than, the political parties will give TICKETS to clever and educated!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Statue of stupidity of Modi government.There are loads of better ways of showing true respect.i am sure even Patel Ji wouldn’t have wanted this.The money could have been well spent for the needy.

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD-MALWANI

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Priceless investment really because money is spent from govt exchequer. Had it been from someone's pocket it would have been something else.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Sardar Patel is not above Mahatma Gandhiji. First Modiji should have given importance to Ghandiji 's Statue. This may be a down fall of his government. That what I believe.

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    How much commission naidu earned ?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Why was it Imported from China.
    Are we Indians so dumb that we cannot make a simple Statue in India ...

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    I just remembered pumpwell flyover!!

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Statue is not part of Make in India Program...

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  • Nash, Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Foundation for the statue was laid on 31 October 2013 when Modi was CM of Gujarat. Chinese company designed the a 3D scan and the statue itself was built by Indian company named L&T. Jossey don't talk with your half knowledge.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    Nash, Mangalore,
    STATUE OF UNITY
    India now has the world’s tallest statue, burnished by China - Cut & Paste ...

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  • Gopala, UK

    Sun, Jan 20 2019

    We Indian like IMPORTED items. We dislike local.
    BJP wanted to give a Made In China Sardar. Because RSS ( the father of BJP) did not recognise Sardar's sacrifice than. This is AAryan barin. ( Brahmanan Maha Kutanari)

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