Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced setting up of a Sri Guru Ravidass Chair over 101 acre land to perpetuate the life, philosophy and teachings of the great saint.
Paying obeisance at Dera Sachkhand Ballan, he said that the chair will be set up adjoining the Dera and will be managed by the Dera itself. He said that the government will ensure operation and maintenance of the chair for the coming ten years. Channi envisioned that this state of the art chair will emerge as a huge research centre on life and philosophy of Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj ji.
The Chief Minister also said he will lay the foundation stone of a museum dedicated to Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar at Kapurthala on Thursday. Likewise, he said that a management college in the name of Baba sahib will also be set up in the state. Channi said that due focus will be laid on imparting quality education to people instead of other freebies.