# Punjab CM Mann lays foundation of Guru Ravidas centre 2026-08-09T14:24:01+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the Guru Ravidas Bani Adhyayan Centre at Dera Sachkhand Ballan in Jalandhar. The centre, to be built on 10.4 acres at a cost of Rs 37 crore (including Rs 11 crore for land), will have teaching blocks, hostels for 54 students each, and staff quarters. It is part of the state government’s year-long celebrations of the 650th Parkash Purab of Guru Ravidas, for which Rs 100 crore has been earmarked. The project has been caught in a political credit war between the AAP and Congress. Originally announced in 2021 by then chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi with a Rs 50-crore grant, the AAP government withdrew the funding after coming to power in 2022, only to revive it in 2023. The Dera Sachkhand Ballan wields significant influence among the Dalit community in Punjab’s Doaba region, which has 23 assembly constituencies. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bhagwant Mann, education, foundation stone, Guru Ravidas, Jalandhar, Punjab Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-cm-mann-lays-foundation-of-guru-ravidas-study-centre-in-jalandhar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-cm-mann-lays-foundation-of-guru-ravidas-study-centre-in-jalandhar/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.