The Union Tourism Ministry has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 50 crore for the upcoming Nabakalebar festival of lord Jagannath in Puri. The Union Government will make an additional budgetary provision over this amount for the festival.
This was revealed at a joint review meeting by Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Nabakalebar projects held at New Delhi. The two Union Ministers will visit the State on March 20 and 21 to take stock of the preparations.
Pradhan stated that his Ministry along with the Tourism Ministry will ensure promoting the Nabakalebar festival across the world. The Union Tourism Ministry will also prepare a coffee table book and a documentary film on lord Jagannnath.