PM Mementos Auction 2022: Over 1000 gifts received by PM Modi is being auctioned. Here's how to participate

The govt of India is auctioning over 1,000 items ranging from shawls to sports items that Prime Minister Narendra Modi received as gifts. The proceeds would be used for the cause of conserving the holy river Ganga.

Mementos in the auction include exquisite paintings, sculptures, handicrafts and folk artefacts. Several of these are items customarily offered as gifts, such as traditional angavastrams, shawls, headgears and ceremonial swords. Other memorabilia of interest include replicas and models of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya and the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.

According to the govt, team India's stellar performance at the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Deaflympics 2022 and Thomas Cup Championship 2022 earned the country a place in history and a rich haul of medals. There will be an auction of the memorabilia presented by the teams and winners of the sporting events. There are 25 new sports memorabilia in this edition of the auction.


This year, around 1,222 mementos will be auctioned at the PM Mementos Auction. The item starts from as low as Rs 100 to Rs 5 lakh. The total base price of all the items combined is approximately Rs 2.7 crore.

The auction of the gift items is being held from September 17 to October 2, 2022.

The funds raised through the auction will contribute to a worthy cause, the Namami Gange Programme, the flagship project that seeks to conserve and rejuvenate our National River, Ganga which is also worshipped as Goddess Ganga. The proceeds generated by the auction will provide a much-needed impetus to a noble cause.

Tourism minister G Kishan Reddy has shared a video on how one can participate in the auction.

How to register for the PM Mementos e-Auction?
Step 1. Open https://pmmementos.gov.in in your web browser

Step 2. Click Signup tab on the right hand top side

Step 3. Accept the terms and conditions, and follow procedure to create account to participate in the acution.