VARANASI, May 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who filed his nomination papers on Tuesday from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency for a third time, declared moveable assets worth Rs 3.02 crore, disclosing that he doesn’t own any car, house, or piece of land.
According to the election affidavit, as shared by India Today, the prime minister’s total assets of 3.02 crore include a fixed deposit worth Rs 2.86 crore with the State Bank of India (SBI), Rs 80,304 in two bank accounts in Gandhinagar and Varanasi and Rs 52,920 cash in hand.
PM Modi also has Rs 9.12 lakh as an investment in National Savings Certificates (NSC) savings scheme and possesses four gold rings worth Rs 2.68 lakh, the affidavit said.
The nomination papers further showed that PM Modi’s taxable income doubled from Rs 11 lakh in fiscal year 2018-19 to Rs 23.5 lakh in 2022-23.
As far as his education is concerned, the prime minister declared that he completed his Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University in 1978 and Master of Arts from Gujarat University in 1983. There are no pending criminal proceedings against him.
Narendra Modi, who first contested from Varanasi in 2014, is seeking a third consecutive term from there. He will be contesting against Congress’ UP unit president Ajay Rai.(Agencies)
