Yearlong commemoration of 125th Birth Anniversary of JawaharLal Nehru begins Ministry of Culture releases Rs 20 cr to NMML for undertaking projects related to commemoration activities Nehru Portal launched, Commemoration coins released

A sum of Rs. 20 crore has been releasedto the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) this year for launching a Nehru Portal on the lines of Gandhi Heritage Portal, publication of selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, renovation and modernization of Nehru Museum and other activities of such nature. This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Dr Mahesh Sharma at the inaugural function of the year long commemoration of 125th Birth Anniversary of JawaharLal Nehru in New Delhi today. Elaborating on the contributions of the first Prime Minister to independent India, the Minister said that Nehru's thrust for science and technology provided India with a respectable identity all over the world. Nehru underlined the necessity to promote a scientific temperament among the people who only recently had the taste of independence, the Minister added. Nehru's vision of a modern India has been a source of inspiration across the generations, the Minister further added. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest, Shri RajnathSngh, Union Minster for Home Affairs said, that India is an ancient nation and it was Nehru who gave her a modern identity. Nehru envisioned India not only in terms of a developed country but as a country which will lead other nations, the Minister added.