Overview

• The funding package includes ₹31 lakh from the state government and ₹11 lakh each from Cabinet Minister Krishan Lal Panwar and MLA Aarti Singh Rao.
• Plans call for the beautification of the 17th-century Baba Lakhi Shah Bawdi, the construction of a community centre and the installation of a statue in Ishargarh village, Kurukshetra.
• With local consent secured, a chowk and a road in Haryana will be officially named after the 17th-century Sikh warrior.
• Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini praised Baba Lakhi Shah Vanjara’s devotion to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and noted that over 112 members of his family attained martyrdom resisting Mughal rule.
• These initiatives form part of broader efforts to uplift marginalized and nomadic communities through schemes such as Parivar Pehchan Patra and the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana.