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Rs 100 Crore Announced for Gandhi Smaraka in Belagavi District
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Only one Congress session had Gandhi as president: the Belagavi 1924 fact Prelims history tests
A Rs 100 crore Gandhi memorial is planned in Belagavi, site of the 1924 Congress session.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2012; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 मिनट
Rs 100 crore has been announced for a Gandhi Smaraka (memorial) in Belagavi district.
Belagavi hosted the 1924 session of the Indian National Congress, the only session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Rs 100 crore announced for a Gandhi Smaraka (memorial) in Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Belagavi (Belgaum) hosted the 1924 session of the Indian National Congress
- Mahatma Gandhi presided over the 1924 Belagavi session, his only term as Congress president
- Other sessions: 1917 Calcutta (Annie Besant), 1929 Lahore (Jawaharlal Nehru, Purna Swaraj)
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- Mahatma Gandhi presided over only one session of the Indian National Congress, held at Belagavi in 1924.
- The 1917 Calcutta session was presided over by Annie Besant, the first woman president of the INC.
- The 1929 Lahore session under Jawaharlal Nehru adopted the goal of Purna Swaraj.
मेन्स
GS Paper 1 (Modern Indian history) and Karnataka's role in the national movement. The 1924 Belagavi session came after the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement and placed Gandhi at the head of the Congress; a Rs 100 crore memorial shows how states use heritage sites for public memory and education. Way forward: preserve the site's historical record, link it to tourism and school curricula, and ensure transparent, time-bound execution.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
At which place in Karnataka did Mahatma Gandhi take part in the session of the All India Congress Committee?
- Dharwad
- Belagavi
- Mysuru
- Bengaluru
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: B
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Indian National Congress session held at Belagavi (Belgaum) in which year?
- 1917
- 1920
- 1929
- 1924
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: D — Correct: 1924 — Gandhi's only presidency of the Congress was at the Belagavi session of 1924. • 1917 — wrong: The 1917 Calcutta session was presided over by Annie Besant, not held at Belagavi. • 1920 — wrong: The 1920 sessions were held at Calcutta (special) and Nagpur, not at Belagavi. • 1929 — wrong: The 1929 Lahore session, under Jawaharlal Nehru, declared Purna Swaraj; it was not held at Belagavi.
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