Jallianwala Bagh was acquired by the nation on 1st August 1920 at the cost of ?5.65 Lakhs and the memorial befittingly named The Flame of Liberty was was built at a cost of ?9.25 Lakhs. It was inaugurated by Dr. Rajinder Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India in the presence of Jawahar Lal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India on 13th April 1961