Hyderabad, July 28 -- Since 2020, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has spent 25 percent of its excavation budget in Gujarat, of which 94 cent was spent in Vadnagar, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's village.

The ASI spent Rs 8.03 crore in Vadnagar, out of the 8.53 crore allocated to Gujarat, according to an analysis by The Print of data presented in Parliament. The Vadnagar site was excavated every year from 2020-2024.

Other sites to be excavated during this period are Valabhipur, Vihar, Sarwal and Lothal. Nationwide, the ASI spent Rs 34.81 crore on 58 sites in 17 states, Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Rajya Sabha on 24 July in response to a question by Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala A. Rahim.

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