Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday said that 25 lakh people have so far visited the International Gita Mahotsav organised in Kurukshetra.
“An approval has been given for Rs 95 crore under Krishna Circuit Yojana in the state. This would also give a boost to tourism,” said the Chief Minister while speaking at the Global Gita Chanting Programme organised as a part of International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra.
Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister, Uma Bharti also attended the event.
Manohar lal said that the shlokas recited by 18,016 students during the Global Gita Chanting Programme would show a new path to the entire world. He said that 18 shlokas from 18 chapters of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita were recited simultaneously in 40 countries during the programme. Apart from this, 108 Brahmins also recited the ‘Gita Path’ at Jyotisar, said he.
Earlier, Union Minister Uma Bharti urged the parents of girls to spend their resources on their daughters’ education instead of on dowry.