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IAS officer to spend just Rs 18,000 on son’s wedding

Leading by the example, IAS officer P Basanta Kumar is going to spend just Rs 18,000 on his son’s wedding.


Kumar is the Commissioner of Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The wedding is going to take place on February 10.

P Basanata KumarThis is not the first time when Kumar has set such an example He had spent only Rs 16,000 on his daughter’s wedding that was held in Radha Saomi Satsang Sabha in September 2017.


Not only this, he had spent just Rs 2,345 on his own wedding in 1988. The marriage was solemnized under the Special Marriage Act with only 25 guests.


His son’s wedding will take place with the help of his colleagues, members of Radha Saomi Satsang Sabha. Flowers and vegetables will be supplied by farms located in Dayalbagh Nagar of the city. Governor ESL Narsimhan is also coming to the wedding. the budget for the sweet is kept at Rs 5.


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