Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the All Former Prime Ministers Museum in New Delhi on April 14, 2022. PM Modi made an announcement on the same at the BJP Parliamentary Meeting at the Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The museum will come up inside Teen Murti Bhavan, which was the residence of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The museum will be a tribute to all the former Prime Ministers of India. Read on to know more.
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India Had 15 Prime Ministers Since 1947
From 1947 till now, India had a total of 15 prime ministers. Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed the first Indian prime minister on the day of the nation’s independence on August 15, 1947. Until January 26, 1950, he was the prime minister of the Dominion of India. Thereafter, he served as the prime minister of the Republic of India till 1947. Below is the list of prime ministers that India had to date:
| Prime Minister | Serving Period | |
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1947-1964 |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 1964 and again in 1966 |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1964-1966 |
| 4 | Indira Gandhi | 1966-1977 and again 1980-1984 |
| 5 | Morarji Desai | 1977-1979 |
| 6 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | 1979-1980 |
| 7 | Rajiv Gandhi | 1984-1989 |
| 8 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | 1989-1990 |
| 9 | Chandra Shekhar | 1990-1991 |
| 10 | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao | 1991-1996 |
| 11 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1996 and again in 1998-2004 |
| 12 | Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda | 1996-1997 |
| 13 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1997-1998 |
| 14 | Manmohan Singh | 2004-2014 |
| 15 | Narendra Damodardas Modi | 2014-existing |
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The Museum Will Preserve Memories Of Former Prime Ministers
The All Former Prime Ministers Museum in Delhi will preserve the memories of all the former Prime Ministers who have served independent India.
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The museum will be an addition to the rich heritage and culture of the capital city. The Teen Murti Bhavan is also home to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.