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| Lt Governor reviews preparations for Independence Day celebrations | | Independence Day celebrations to rekindle the spirit of freedom movement, Unity, Integrity and Progress: LG |
Srinagar, July 31 (Scoop News)-To review the planning and preparedness for the upcoming celebrations of Independence Day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today held a review meeting of all senior functionaries of the UT Administration at the Civil Secretariat.
As the UT of J&K is celebrating Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav with full zeal and enthusiasm, the Lt Governor directed all the senior officers of administration to ensure the celebration of the Independence Day with same grandeur and scale across the UT following all Covid protocols.
The Lt Governor directed for planning a series of events showcasing the patriotic ethos of our great nation, besides giving glimpses of a new and resurgent J&K treading the path of unprecedented progress and development along with the spirit of Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav.
Independence Day celebrations should rekindle the spirit of freedom movement and undying love of our freedom fighters for the country. We must show gratitude to the martyrs and unsung heroes of Jammu & Kashmir who laid down their lives for the nation. The inspiring stories of great personalities who have played a major role in building a peaceful and prosperous Jammu & Kashmir should also be shared with young generation, the Lt Governor said.
He advised the nodal departments to follow the details of programmes designed by GoI and plan similar events in the UT.
Laying emphasis on the coordination of various departments, the Lt Governor observed that Departments of School Education, Higher Education, Culture, Youth Services and Sports and Mission Youth have an important role to play in the upcoming mega celebrations.
Giving suggestions for a comprehensive plan of the celebrations involving each and every citizen of the UT, the Lt Governor passed specific instructions to involve Panchayati Raj Institutions.
The Lt Governor directed the Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department to make arrangements for the celebrations at the Panchayat and Block level functions with active involvement of public representatives and local people.
“Everyone must come together to build a new Jammu Kashmir and a new India under the majestic tricolor flying high. In the new Jammu Kashmir, the grass root development must ensure that no person is left out of the journey of peace, progress and prosperity,” Lt Governor said.
He directed the officers to organize the National Anthem Singing competition at district and divisional level and select the winners for the event at the UT level. He also directed to hold sports and cultural events on the occasion of Independence Day. CEO, Mission Youth was directed to ensure that the youth clubs pledge to serve the people and spread awareness about the transformation taking place in the UT.
The Lt Governor asked the Secretaries of School Education and Higher Education departments for observing the celebrations of Independence Day in every school, college, and university of the Union Territory. “Teachers and students should celebrate the national festival following all Covid SoPs and other necessary protocols”, he added.
Instructions were also issued to ensure that National Flag is hoisted on every government building and office of UT as per the Flag Code of India, besides making provisions of continuous water and power supply to every school, panchayat ghar and hospital in the UT.
Sh. Farooq Khan, Sh. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar and Sh. Baseer Ahmad Khan- Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department; Sh. Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, besides other senior officers of Police and civil administration participated in the meeting, in person and through video conferencing.
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Srinagar, July 31 (Scoop News)-Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired the meeting of the Central Committee of Cultural Academy here at Raj Bhavan.
As many as 30 agenda points were taken up during the meeting for discussion including framing of Annual Activity Calendar; Promotion of various languages; accreditation and empanelment of artists; fine-tuning of skills of staff of JKAACL; Cultural Policy; Affiliation for continuing Calligraphy Course; Automation & Digitization of JKAACL Library; Setting up of Ethno-linguistic & Cultural Research Centre etc.
“J&K is the cultural gateway of northern India. The land is blessed with rich cultural heritage, literature and wisdom of Saints and Sufis. It is also a symbol of national integration, Unity in diversity, and its legacy of knowledge needs to be shared with the world,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor laid special emphasis on encouraging the youth to be a part of the intensive campaign to promote the cultural heritage of J&K.
“Youth engagement in cultural activities would provide the much-needed platform and exposure to the young rising talent of the UT, and at the same time channelize the energy of youth towards productive and constructive activities”, the Lt Governor maintained.
Teachings and Writings of our Sufi Saints and literary legends need to be disseminated to the younger generation to revive and preserve J&K’s rich cultural heritage, added the Lt Governor.
He further called for organizing regular cultural programmes across the UT by actively involving schools, colleges and universities, besides promoting the places of historic significance for the attraction of visiting tourists.
J&K has abundance of cultural wealth to offer to the world. J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has to play an important role in taking the diverse culture of the UT across the globe through innovative interventions in the respective field, observed the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor asked the concerned officials to come up with a comprehensive Cultural Policy for propagating and promoting local languages and cultures with their ethnic relevance, besides providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to all the associated stakeholders.
He further instructed for increasing the presence of Cultural Academy at grassroot level and preparing Activity Calendar of the Cultural Academy so that the artists, all stakeholders, and the public would know what’s in the offing for them.
Reiterating the directions passed in previous meetings with Culture department, the Lt Governor directed the concerned functionaries to submit a detailed report on the plan of action for upcoming mega Sufi and other literary festivals in the UT.
Sh. Rahul Pandey, Secretary JKAACL gave a detailed presentation on the agenda points of the meeting.
Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Sh. BK Singh, Secretary School Education; Ms. Sushma Chauhan, Administrative Secretary, Higher Education Department; Sh. Sarmad Hafeez, Administrative Secretary, Culture Department; Faculty members of various Universities attended the meeting.
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