Overview
- The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the inclusion on Wednesday in New Delhi.
- The scheme, run by the Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, offers registered NGOs up to Rs 50,000 per commemorative event.
- Officials said the decision responds to persistent demands from Scheduled Caste and Backward Class organisations.
- Gupta described Jhalkari Bai Koli as a symbol of courage in the 1857 freedom struggle, noting her service in Rani Lakshmi Bai’s army.
- Current honorees in the programme include B.R. Ambedkar, Sant Ravidas, Maharishi Valmiki, Sant Kabir, Sant Gadge Maharaj and Sant Durbal Nath.