Commemorative coin released on Lala Lajpat Rai's birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: The Culture ministry today released commemorative coins in as part of the many activities being undertaken in celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai from 28th January 2015 to 28th January 2016.

Culture minister Mahesh Sharma today released a Commemorative Coin of Rs 150 and a Circulation Coin of Rs 10 on Late Lala Lajpat Rai. While the Rs 150 coin is made of Quaternary alloy with diameter of 44 mm and weight of 35 grams and the Circulation coin of Rs 10 is made of bi-metallic material with diameter of 27 mm and weight of 7.71 grams.

The Ministry of Culture has also sanctioned an amount of Rs 5.00 crore for construction of an Auditorium and Rs 3 cr for installation of Astroturf Flooring in Hockey Stadium at Lalaji’s Birth Place in Punjab.

Freedom fighter Lala Lajpat was born on 28th January 1865 at a small village of Dhudike in district Ferozepur, Punjab. A number of commemorative activities have been held in his memory through last year. Five national seminars in Karnataka and one international seminar at New York have also been approved under the Commemoration. The Servants of the People Society, founded by Lalaji will bring out Hindi translation of 15 volumes of Collected Works of Lala Lajpat Rai. Punjab National Bank, which was also founded by Lalaji has undertaken a variety of activities throughout the country, with special focus on Punjab.