Statue of Unity: What Could Be Done With Rs 2,989 Crore Instead?
The Statue of Unity, built at an estimated cost of Rs 2,989 crore, could have instead funded two new Indian Institute of Technology campuses, five Indian Institute of Management campuses and six Indian Space Research Organisation missions to Mars. The statue’s construction cost is more than double the estimated amount for proposals submitted to the central government by the Gujarat government to include in Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana. The Statue of Unity – representing the symbolic unification of India post-Independence – was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018, as a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 143rd birth anniversary. Sardar Patel – independent India’s first deputy prime minister and home minister – was popularly known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ for his role in bringing about the merger of the princely states post-independence.
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