Prime Minister Unveils the Foundation Plaque of Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation plaque of Dr Ambedkar National Memorial on 21-03-2016 to be constructed at 26, Alipur Road, Delhi where Dr Ambedkar breathed his last.
 
•    Modi said Dr Ambedkar contribution to the nation is immense. Most of the programmes being taken by the government now had been visualized by him only. 
•    Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thawarchand Gehlot said the Government has organized year long celebrations to commemorate 125th anniversary of Dr Ambedkar and five places related with life and work Dr Ambedkar are being developed as ‘Panch Theerath’. 
•    This Mahaprinirvana Sthal will have Exhibition Halls, Office, Library, Cafeteria, Dormitory and other purposes. 
•    It will also have Bheem Stumbh at the Entrance and Meditation Hall at the back. 
•    He said that, since this building is to be constructed as memorial of Baba Saheb who was creator of the constitution of India, it is designed in the shape of the book. 
•    The cost of this project is Rs. 95 crores and would be completed by end of March 2018.