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Scheduled to start at 6:30 am on all Doordarshan channels on Monday, the event will also include an address by Minister of State for Ayush Kiren Rijiju.
The Manipuri superstar died after a long battle with liver cancer.
The Indian contingent for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is expected to be around 190, including over 100 athletes.
Speaking at the virtual inauguration of the High-Performance Coach Education Programme, the national badminton coach highlighted the role of coaches in Indian sports.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the well-being of athletes, coaches and support staff are his ministry's priority and the decision is in line with that objective.
The remark came in the backdrop of Bengaluru FC's AFC Cup play-off against Eagles FC in Male being postponed after the visiting team had to tender an apology for violating quarantine protocols in the host city.
Both were member of the Indian team which won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Hailing from a village in UP's Baghpat district, Tomar was 60-plus when she picked up the gun for the first time but went on to win many national competitions for veterans, her feats ultimately inspiring the award-winning Bollywood movie 'Saand ki Aankh'.
IOA secretary-general Rajiv Mehta said it is yet to get any update on the COVID-19 vaccination for the Olympics-bound athletes.
The stadium, which has a capacity of 1.32 lakh, was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday.