PM Mementos e-auction extended, with proceeds going to the Namami Gange programme
9 October 2026
The Ministry of Culture said on 9 October 2026 that the PM Mementos e-Auction is live and has been extended to 31 October 2026. Bids are placed on the portal pmmementos.gov.in. Proceeds from the auction go to the Namami Gange programme, which works to conserve and rejuvenate the river Ganga. Eighteen mementos from Andhra Pradesh are among the items on offer. They include a Kondapalli wooden bullock cart, a Kalamkari textile with a photoprint of the Prime Minister, a commemorative memento from Sree Shivaji Sphoorti Kendram at Srisailam, the Stree Shakti Pratibha Award-2025 commemorative memento and a 'Good Governance of India' acrylic painting.
In plain words
Namami Gange Namami Gange Programme — The central programme for conservation and rejuvenation of the river Ganga.
Kalamkari Kalamkari — A hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile craft of Andhra Pradesh.
Kondapalli toys Kondapalli toys — Light wooden toys carved in Kondapalli in Andhra Pradesh, a geographical indication craft.