The mass recitation of the national song Vande Mataram and the national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was organised with the melodious tune of the police band at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Park situated at Mantralaya. Minister of Tourism, Culture and Spirituality, Usha Thakur and Minister of Commercial Taxes, Finance, Planning, Economics and Statistics Jagdish Deora, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Vinod Kumar, Agriculture Production Commissioner Shailendra Singh and officers-employees of Mantralaya, Satpura and Vindhyachal Bhawan were present during reciting of Vande Mataram.
It is noteworthy that on the first working day of every month, the recitation of the national song Vande Mataram and the national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Park of Mantralaya.