A national war memorial, which has been a proposal since the 1960s, is under the government's consideration, Defence MInister Manohar Parrikar has said.
New Delhi:
Proposals to construct a war memorial and a war museum are under "active consideration" of the government, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament on Tuesday.
"A proposal to construct a National War Memorial and National War Museum to commemorate our brave soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice for the country, is under active consideration," Mr Parrikar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The long-delayed national war memorial for Indian soldiers, first proposed in the 1960s, was approved by a Group of Ministers of the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2012, but it could not take off.
In July this year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was also Mr Parrikar's predecessor in the Defence Ministry, announced an allocation of Rs100 crore for the a war memorial, which he said would be constructed in the Princes Park area near India Gate in the national capital.
"A proposal to construct a National War Memorial and National War Museum to commemorate our brave soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice for the country, is under active consideration," Mr Parrikar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The long-delayed national war memorial for Indian soldiers, first proposed in the 1960s, was approved by a Group of Ministers of the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2012, but it could not take off.
In July this year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was also Mr Parrikar's predecessor in the Defence Ministry, announced an allocation of Rs100 crore for the a war memorial, which he said would be constructed in the Princes Park area near India Gate in the national capital.
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