Rise of New Pilgrimage in Shaheed Smriti in Madhya Pradesh on the Lines of Andaman | 24 Jan 2022

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• On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd January 2022, the Subhash Ward and the developed museum in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Central Jail, Jabalpur have been opened to the general public.

Key Points

• Just as the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar has been developed as Veer Savarkar Memorial, similarly Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Central Jail in Jabalpur has been developed. Among these, mainly used items of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose such as his clothes, the shackles worn by him, his handwritten letters and inscriptions related to his jail visit have been given the form of a museum.
• Citizens will get inspiration of patriotism and patriotism from this museum. Citizens will not have to pay any fee to visit the museum and the prison cell of Netaji.
• With the initiative of the Madhya Pradesh government, this will be the first Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum in the state and second in the country. A museum has been established in New Delhi in the memory of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from the year 2019.
• It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Chouhan had named Jabalpur Jail after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 2007. Along with this, the initiative of construction and development of the monument was also started here.
• On 23rd January, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose near Prabhat square in Bhopal, land worship and foundation stone of Azad Hind Fauj theme park and newly constructed railway overbridge (flyover).
• Public Works Minister Gopal Bhargava informed that 105 ROBs are being built in the state. The amount for the construction of ROB has also been approved by the Government of India. With the help of ADB, 260 big bridges are being built in the state.