Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
12-August-2016 17:35 IST
Government of India
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
12-August-2016 17:35 IST
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information
& Broadcasting said that the Festival of Independence being celebrated
throughout the country offers an opportunity for the citizens to remember the
sacrifices and contributions made by great leaders during the Indian Freedom
Struggle and National Movement. He said this while launching the theme song
“Tiranga Yatra” based on Independence Day celebrations. Col. Rajyavardhan
Rathore, MoS, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Dr. Subhash Ramrao
Bhamre, MoS, Ministry of Defence were also present during the occasion.
Elaborating further, Shri Naidu said that the
‘Tiranga Yatra’ song captures the patriotic fervor and showcases the diversity
in the country. He said that the Idea of India was being reinforced
through the song and that the song aims to promote brotherhood and the feeling
of oneness among all the citizens. The Minister also released the list of
activities that are going to be performed by various ministries.
·
M/o. Information & Broadcasting
o Patriotic
songs will be played on AIR, DD and FM for three days
o Collage
of patriotic songs in all languages will be telecast by DD and other channels.
o
Biography of the composers/writers of
patriotic songs like Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim
Chandra Chhatterjee, Muhammad Iqbal, Kavi Pradeep, ShakeelBadayuni, Naushad,
Pitambar Das and others as well as songs in regional languages like
Bharatamataku JeyJejelu in Telugu by Acharya Atreya (1972), along with the
brief anecdotal background will be broadcast before the songs.
o Video
and Audio clips of speeches of national icons are being prepared into a short
film and be broadcast on DD/AIR and will be circulated on social media.
o These
programmes will be interspersed with PM’s clip.
o All
speech documentaries will be telecast in local languages also.
o A
theme song on Tiranga Yatra is prepared for screening during yatras.
·
M/o. Human Resource Development
§ Advisories sent
to schools and colleges across all the states/UTs on how to celebrate ‘Aazadi
70’.
§ Detailed set of
activities to be undertaken on the occasion has been prescribed. It is
includes painting, tree plantation, elocution, freedom run, essay and poem
writing, slogan writing, singing patriotic songs, plays with freedom movement
as theme etc.
§ Institutions to
invite persons of eminence to deliver ‘talks’ on independence struggle.
§ School children
to visit the birth places/statues/monuments in their towns/cities – An advisory
has been issued.
§ Mass recitation
of the National Anthem by all students at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 23rd
August in all 15 lakh schools and 40 thousand colleges simultaneously
§ Sporting
events to be held in all schools and colleges. Competitions in essay writing,
quiz, debates, painting, drawing and singing of patriotic songs to be
conducted, wearing attires similar to those worn by national icons like Mahatma
Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose et al.
o M/o.
Textiles
§ Textiles
Ministry to launch Colours of Independence – a pan India campaign
beginning 9th August to 15th August is being organised.
The Ministry proposes to conduct ‘Colours of Independence’ at 70 cities/towns
of national struggle. Huge fabric panel with the local handloom/motif of
dimension 12’x9’ will be placed at people congregate in each city/town and
adequate quantity of four colours , saffron, white, orange and blue will be
made available. People will be encouraged to express through colour on fabric
their own interpretation of independence, rakshabandhan wishes for the soldiers
guarding the borders and their hopes and aspiration for the future.
§ ‘From
Quit India to Make in India’ campaign – the campaign draws on the intricate
intertwining of the National Movement with Swadeshi Campaign on textiles;
bonfire of imported fabrics and promotion of homespun Khadi was a symbolic
platform for harnessing the popular upheaval against the Colonial Government.
o
M/o. Micro, Small &Medium Enterprises
§ Use of Khadi to be promoted in a big way during the 15-day
celebratory campaign through KVIC – An Air India flight is being flagged off on
the sector Ahmedabad – London. Complimentary jackets to crew, pilots and
passengers of 1st and business class are being given.
o M/o.
Youth Affairs & Sports
§ On
the eve of Independence Day, NYKS will organize candle light “Tiranga March” in
100 prominent district headquarters across all states/UTs.
§ At
each of these 100 disrict HQs, a cultural programme on the theme of Tiranga and
Nationalism will be organized involving the youth.
§ In
Delhi, NYKS will organize Candle Light Tiranga March from Old Delhi to New
Delhi on a date to be decided by MOS(IC) for YA&S
§ NSS
will also organize Tiranga March on 22nd August in each of the 350
Universities having NSS.
§ A
“Tiranga Painting/Poster Competiton” will be organized on 21st
August in Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi.
o M/o.
Culture / M/o. Tourism
§ Important
historic events like Quit India Day (9th August) Hyderabad
Liberation Day (17th September), Goa Liberation Day (19th
December) to be recaptured during celebrations.
§ Painting,
drawing competition for school children, heritage walks, plantation drives etc
..
§ All
important monuments in the country will be illuminated in Tricolour.
§ Cultural
programmes depicting life histories of icons and stories of freedom struggle
will be held all over the country by seven zonal cultural including at borders
by Easten Zonal Cultural Centre in collobaration with BSF, Air Force and Indian
Army. .
o M/o. Home Affairs
§ BSF/ITBP/Assam Rifles/SSB organize special functions at the
borders and such functions are confined only to the officers and jawans. These
PMFs may be advised to invite the people living in the adjoining villages to be
part of such celebrations. This will encourage the young people of such areas
and will create nationalist fervor among them. – Ministry has identified 18
such points at international borders (SSB – 6, ITBP-5, BSF-6, Assam Rifles –
1). A concert by Smt Asha Bohonsle and Kumar Sanu are being organized at border
camps. MOS, Sri Rijuju himself is attending such program at Leh on 15th.
o M/o.
Defence
§ Women
Ministers to visit borders and tie Rakhi to soldiers on Raksha Bandhan Day i.e,
18th August – Ministry has identified four border points; namely
Tenga and Baishaki in Eastern Command and Baramulla and Kupwara in Northern
Command guarded by army for the visit of woman ministers of union government.
§ Visit
is planned for 18th August. Woman Ministers will cover the four
border points at the Commands. Logistics are being worked out.
o M/o.
Women & Child Development
§ Special
campaign to be mounted to highlight the important role played by women in
Independence struggle is being worked out.
§ Special
rakhis are designed for jawans at borders
o M/o.
Urban Development
§ Illumination
of all Government buildings in Delhi is being done by CPWD
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