{"id":149739,"date":"2025-01-01T18:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=149739"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:30:31","slug":"memorials-for-former-pm","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/memorials-for-former-pm","title":{"rendered":"Memorials for Former Prime Ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Congress party has <\/span><b>demanded a memorial to be built at the designated place of the cremation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Former Prime Minister,<\/span><b> Late Dr. Manmohan Singh.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Singh was <\/span><b>cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat in Central Delhi,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a first for any former PM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared seven days of State mourning and announced a state funeral for the dignitary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Memorials for Former Prime Ministers<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are certain guidelines which exist for State funerals but <\/span><b>no specific rule or government order regarding allocation of space for memorials <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for former PMs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Convention: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting the last rites of the former Prime Minister <\/span><b>on a general cremation ground is a departure from convention, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whereby former PMs have been cremated at designated places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maintenance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Ministry of Urban Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> looks after the upkeep and maintenance of the Samadhis <\/span><b>adjacent to Rajghat, Morarji Desai\u2019s Samadhi at Abhay Ghat at Ahmedabad and the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The memorials of other various<\/span><b> personalities are maintained by the respective State Governments and local municipalities.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>For Former PMs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Except PM Vishwanath Pratap Singh, <\/span><b>all other former PMs have memorials dedicated to them, majorly in Raj Ghat Complex, Delhi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other parts of the country.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2013, due to paucity of space, the government decided to <\/span><b>build all future memorials at Smriti Sthal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.639%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Former Prime Minister<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Memorial Site<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>Jawaharlal Nehru<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%;\"><b>Shanti Vana, Delhi<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149723\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/17-67753a499d10c.webp\" alt=\"Memorials\" width=\"735\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/17-67753a499d10c.webp 735w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/17-67753a499d10c-300x186.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>Lal Bahadur Shastri\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%;\"><b>Vijay Ghat, Delhi<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149724\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-67753a4821bdb.webp\" alt=\"Memorials\" width=\"797\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-67753a4821bdb.webp 797w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-67753a4821bdb-300x182.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-67753a4821bdb-768x465.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>Indira Gandhi<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%;\"><b>Shakti Sthal<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149725\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/19-67753a47b5c16.webp\" alt=\"Memorials\" width=\"761\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/19-67753a47b5c16.webp 761w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/19-67753a47b5c16-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>Charan Singh<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%;\"><b>Kisan Ghat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149727\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110-67753a4664774.webp\" alt=\"Memorials\" width=\"837\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110-67753a4664774.webp 837w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110-67753a4664774-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110-67753a4664774-768x448.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>Rajiv Gandhi\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.8028%;\"><b>Vir Bhumi<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149728\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/111-67753a45f245b.webp\" alt=\"Memorials\" width=\"705\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/111-67753a45f245b.webp 705w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/111-67753a45f245b-300x226.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3324%;\"><b>P. V. 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