Maharashtra to spend Rs 4.5 cr to get Deendayal Upadhyaya's books

Mumbai, Jun 16 The Maharashtra government will spend Rs 4.5 crore to get 10,000 duplicates of works of Jana Sangh author Deendayal Upadhyaya which would be circulated to more than 400 libraries in the state.

An administration determination said this was being done as a piece of festivity of Upadhyaya's introduction to the world centennial year.

The Centre is observing Upadhyaya's birth centenary year as `Garib Kalyan Varsh'.

"His all consuming purpose exemplified in books can be a noteworthy wellspring of motivation to the poor youth in rual areas," the GR said.

An total of 10,000 duplicates of his books will be acquired at a cost of Rs 4,500 each, at a 30 for each penny rebate, from the publisher, and will be conveyed to more than 400 open and supported libraries crosswise over Maharashtra, it included.

Resistance Congress has questioned the consumption.

Congress representative Sachin Sawant said the BJP ought to manage the cost and not the government.

"The chief minister ought to disclose to Maharashtra who is this individual on whom the government is spending such a tremendous measure of cash," Sawant said.

"The BJP is celebrating his (Upadhyaya's) birth centennial. So the gathering ought to endure the cost," he said.

Sawant likewise questioned Upadhyaya's commitment to the opportunity development, and his perspectives about the minority groups.