13th March, 2003
Ministry of Defence  


SETTING UP OF NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL


LOK SABHA

It is proposed to set up a ‘National War Memorial’ preferably along the Central Vista in New Delhi to commemorate those who have laid down their lives for the country. The matter is being pursued with Ministry of Urban Development for allotment of a suitable plot of land for this purpose.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri Jai Prakash in Lok Sabha today.