Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951

Year: 1951

Enactment Date: 1951-05-01

Long Title: An Act to provide for the erection and management of a National Memorial to perpetuate the memory of those killed or wounded on the 13th day of April, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh.

Ministry: Ministry of Culture

Department:

Section 3: Objects of the Trust.
    The objects of the Trust shall be--
         (a) to erect and maintain suitable buildings, structures and parks at or near the site of the Jallianwala Bagh in the city of Amritsar, to perpetuate the memory of those who were killed or wounded on the 13th day of April, 1919, on the said site;
         (b) to acquire lands, buildings and other properties for the purposes of the Trust; and
         (c) to raise and receive funds for the purposes of the Memorial.
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