{"id":306029,"date":"2018-11-24T04:34:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T04:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=306029"},"modified":"2018-11-24T04:34:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T04:34:39","slug":"government-to-observe-the-remembrance-of-100-years-of-the-historical-jallianwalla-bagh-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/government-to-observe-the-remembrance-of-100-years-of-the-historical-jallianwalla-bagh-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to observe the remembrance of 100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/government-to-observe-the-remembrance-of-100-years-of-the-historical-jallianwalla-bagh-massacre\/jallian\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-306030\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-306030 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/jallian-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/jallian-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/jallian-508x420.jpg 508w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/jallian.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a>Union government has decided to mark the remembrance of 100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre next year. The Minister of State for Culture, Dr Mahesh Sharma visited the Jallianwalla Bagh in Amritsar on Friday along with\u00a0Minister of State (IC) for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri and officials from ASI and NBCC to review the preparations for remembrance of 100 years of\u00a0 \u2018Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre\u2019 , in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In a statement, Dr Mahesh Sharma said, \u201cAs we prepare for remembrance of the \u201c100 years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre\u201d in 2019, Jallianwala Bagh shall undergo necessary redevelopment and upgradation. Jallianwala Bagh shall continue to remind the young generation about the sacrifices made in freedom struggle.\u201d\u00a0The Government is planning to renovate the historical site by creating suitable infrastructure for providing basic amenities for the tourists, the Culture Minister said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A number of commemorative as well as constructive activities will be taken up during the remembrance period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The commemorative coin and postage stamps will be released on 13th\u00a0April, 2019 (the day the incident took place 100 years ago).Ministry of Culture will organise cultural activities such as kavi sammelan, plays, exhibition, seminars, etc. across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0A Committee has been constituted to ensure the timely implementation to provide basic amenities for visitors. Renovate, upgrade and beautify the Jallianwalla Bagh Memorial and develop Virtual Reality\u00a0Theme Based show at the Memorial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Ministry of Tourism has already earmarked an amount of Rs. 8 crore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for development of Virtual Reality\u00a0Theme Based show at the Memorial which will be spent under supervision of the Committee and \u00a0Ministry of Culture will provide additional funds, if\u00a0 required.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union government has decided to mark the remembrance of 100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre next year. 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