President Mukherjee to deliver memorial lecture in honour of late Arjun Singh

President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver a memorial lecture in honour of former Union Minister late Arjun Singh on April 9 at Nehru Memorial Museum Auditorium, here.

The memorial lecture is being organized by The Arjun Singh Sadbhavana Foundation which was set up in February 2016, five years after passing away of Arjun Singh.

During the course of his five decades of public service, Arjun Singh championed many socio - economic causes such as women's empowerment, education of the girl child and upliftment of the weaker sections of society and tribals.

The Trust aims to work for an inclusive society and fulfill Shri Singh's dream of making the world a better place to live in. Its areas of focus include gender sensitization, women's empowerment and literacy and economic independence among the tribals, the poor and the needy.

The Trust has been established by Arjun Singh's daughter, Veena Singh. Moti Lal Vora, Mohsina Kidwai, Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia and spouse of Arjun Singh,. Saroj Kumari are the Trustees.