It was constructed to commemorate the heroic deeds of the soldiers and policemen who died in the fight to protect the sovereignty of the frontiers and during the ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.
[2] Later, the personnel from the military, paramilitary and police who died during the ongoing militancy in Jammu & Kashmir, numbering 15,000 were honored in the memorial.
The memorial is exclusively dedicated to the soldiers martyred during wars and counter-insurgency operations within Jammu and Kashmir region.
[citation needed] These names are inscribed on pillars built around the circumference of the memorial as also on the walls around the Amar Jawan Jyoti.
[6] List of Martyrs in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) Here’s a complete list of Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardees martyred in Jammu and Kashmir: First PVC recipient for defending Srinagar Battle of Badgam Defended Taindhar ridge in Naushera sector.