First of its kind in India, the Punjab State War Heroes' Memorial and Museum at Amritsar is now fully operational and draws large number of visitors daily. The Punjab State War Heroes' Memorial and Museum is located on a plot of about three hectares on - Attari Road on the outskirts of Amritsar. Its location on the National Highway-1, and that too only 18 kms away from Indo-Pak International border makes it a prominent landmark and source of attraction for the tourists who visit a daily event of interesting beating retreat ceremony at the Wagah Border. Built at the cost of Rs 130 crore (20 million USD), the Memorial-Museum was inaugurated in October 2016, by the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal. Some works related to interior furnishing of exhibit galleries which were pending at that time have now been completed.