Panel formed to set up Ambedkar centre, memorial in Delhi
November 30th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The central government Wednesday set up a committee to develop Dr. Ambedkar National Centre for Social Justice and a memorial in Delhi.
The 11-member committee, headed by Planning Commission Member Narendra Jadhav, was formed after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik to take urgent steps to constitute a body to develop the memorial.
The report has to be submitted in three months’ time.
According to a statement, the city’s existing Ambedkar Memorial is at present located at 26, Alipore Road in north Delhi. The memorial was constructed at the spot where Ambedkar, who drafted India’s constitution, breathed his last Dec 6, 1956.
The memorial presently consists of a photo gallery and a library and is housed in a bungalow. The property was acquired by the government in 2003.
The government proposes to set up the proposed Dr. Ambedkar National Centre for Social Justice at Janpath, in the heart of Delhi.
A national library will also be established in Janpath. Ambedkar was honoured with the nation’s highest honour Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, 1990.
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