The Madhya Pradesh School Education Department and the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya are jointly organising a three-day National Bal Rang, which would commence at the Sangrahalaya’s premises on Friday.
On the first day, various State-level activities will be held, including competitions for students of schools, madarsas, yoga education and institutions of disabled.
Commissioner of Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI) DD Agrawal said the National Bal Rang will be formally inaugurated on December 19 and conclude on December 20.
On the second day, participants from 25 States including Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Haryana, Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Manipur, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh will present folk dance.
A cash prize of Rs51,000 would be provided to the State achieving top position while the first runners-up and the second runner-up will receive Rs31,000 and Rs21,000 respectively. A consolation prize of Rs5,000 and a participation prize of Rs1,000 would also be given along with shields and certificates.
A scout camp to showcase jungle camp, river crossing, Monkey Bridge, Commando Bridge, branch tower, band, etc, and an exhibition for displaying paintings by students on various Government schemes would also be organised.
On the last day, dance performances would be presented by students from schools in the state capital, besides valedictory and prize distribution ceremony.