Rs 100-cr grant for war memorial in Delhi
New Delhi: The Central Government on Thursday allocated Rs 100 crore for the construction of a war memorial and museum at Princess Park near India Gate in the national Capital. Presenting his first Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the country is deeply indebted to officers and jawans of the armed forces for the huge sacrifices to defend its honour. In doing so, a very large number of them gave up their lives. “It is a privilege for the nation to erect a befitting memorial in their memory,” said Jaitley.The Finance Minister also announced the construction of a befitting National Police Memorial and proposed to allocate Rs 50 crore for this purpose. He said the nation is equally indebted to the officers and the jawans of the police forces, including the Central armed police forces, who are constantly engaging with the enemy within and in the process sacrificing their lives in the line of duty.