135th Ambedkar Jayanti: President, Vice-President and PM pay floral tributes at Prerna Sthal
On 14 April 2025, the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes at his statue at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament House lawns, at an event organised by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.
Summary
The 135th Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations were organised on 14 April 2025 by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF), on behalf of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, near the statue of Babasaheb Dr B.R. Ambedkar in the Parliament House campus. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Social Justice & Empowerment Minister and DAF Chairman Dr Virendra Kumar paid floral tributes; the event was then opened to the public at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament House lawns. The DAF was set up as an autonomous body under the Ministry on 24 March 1992, following a decision of the Centenary Celebration Committee of Dr Ambedkar constituted in 1991 under the then Prime Minister. Separately, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), chaired by Kishor Makwana, held its Ambedkar Jayanti event in New Delhi on the theme 'A Journey of 75 years of Constitution of India'.
Key facts
- Occasion
- 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, 14 April 2025
- Venue
- Prerna Sthal, Parliament House lawns, New Delhi
- Organiser
- Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, for Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
- DAF established
- 24 March 1992 (autonomous body)
- DAF Chairman
- Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment (Dr Virendra Kumar)
- NCSC event theme
- 'A Journey of 75 years of Constitution of India'
- NCSC Chairman
- Kishor Makwana
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Ambedkar Jayanti on 14 April 2025 marked which birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar?
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Correct answer: C — 135th
135th birth anniversary, as stated by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, which organised the 2025 Ambedkar Jayanti tributes at Prerna Sthal, was established as an autonomous body in which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1992
1992. It was established on 24 March 1992; the Centenary Celebration Committee that decided to set it up was formed in 1991.
Consider the following statements about the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF): 1. It was established in 1991 by the Centenary Celebration Committee of Dr Ambedkar. 2. The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment is its Chairman. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The committee was constituted in 1991, but the DAF itself was established on 24 March 1992; Dr Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, is its Chairman.
What was the theme of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes' Ambedkar Jayanti 2025 event in New Delhi?
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Correct answer: D — A Journey of 75 years of Constitution of India
A Journey of 75 years of Constitution of India was the primary theme of the NCSC event.