[1][2][3] It was commissioned by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati and inaugurated on 14 October 2011.

[4] The Rashtriya Dalit Smarak is spread over 33 acres of land, and includes the idols consecrated for the people who devoted their life for humanity, equality and social justice, including Gautama Buddha, Sant Shiromani Raidass, Sant Kabir, Jan Nayak Birsa Munda, E V Periyar Ramasami, Narayana Guru, Chattrapati Sahuji Maharaj, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule and Kanshi Ram .

It also has twenty-four eighteen-foot high sandstone statues of elephants, the symbol for traditional Indian Welcome .

[12] In October 2009, the Supreme Court of India had ordered the Mayawati government to halt construction work, amid concerns that the project might "not be eco-friendly" as it is located near the Okhla Sanctuary.

In December 2010, the court withdrew its earlier concerns and the project was allowed to proceed.