Punjab government declared Sri Krishan Balram Rath Yatra as state festival

Punjab government declared Sri Krishan Balram Rath Yatra as state festival

Question: Which state government has declared “Krishna Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra” as state festival?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who flagged off the 25th ‘Shri Krishan Balram Rath Yatra’ in the city, declared the annual procession a state festival.
  • He also announced a grant of Rs 2.51 crore for the Iskcon Temple in Ludhiana, Punjab.
  • Punjab Government is also developing the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana Research Centre on a 20-acre land in Patiala.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

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