Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry officials visited potential sites in Delhi for a memorial honoring former prime minister Manmohan Singh. Discussions with Singh's family are ongoing to finalize the location.

The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. After a high level meeting on Thursday, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) shortlisted two sites on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal.

According to sources, a trust must be formed before land can be allocated for the construction of the memorial. The Home Ministry, as the nodal ministry, will oversee the creation of the trust and memorials.

The government has started the process of identifying a site for setting up a memorial to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and is in touch with his family to finalise the location. Sources said Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials visited sites around the Sanjay Gandhi memorial in the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal and identified some spots where a memorial could come up.

The government is in the process of selecting a site for a memorial dedicated to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, consulting with his family to finalize the location. Currently, the Central Public Works Department is evaluating potential sites near Rashtriya Smriti Sthal.

After former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s passing, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Tuesday, January 2, 2025, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to na