New Delhi,Dec 11 : Convenor of the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Committee, R Varahalu Rao has submitted an appeal to the Ministry of Urban Development for the installation of a statue of the former prime minister here.This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy in the Lok Sabha on Friday through a written reply.The MoS said that a copy of the guidelines, required to meet guidelines and other formalities such as obtaining clearances from various authorities have been sent to the organisers.
The Minister’s written reply came after a question enquiring whether the government provides financial assistance to set up statues in states.The Minister clarified that the cost of setting up the former prime minister’s statue to be installed in Delhi would be borne by the sponsoring organisation concerned.The state governments may provide financial assistance for statutes being installed in their states.