The State level function to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi will be held at Ridge Maidan Shimla on Tuesday at 9.30 AM.
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will pay floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj and other dignitaries will also pay tributes on the occasion.
Chief Minister and Education Minister will flag off School Children Awareness Rally on Run against drug abuse from Ridge. The CM will also pay tribute to the second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 115th birth anniversary at Shastri Chowk, Shimla.
The Chief Minister will also inaugurate signage and gallery of Mahatma Gandhi at State Museum Chaura Maidan and a film on Mahatma Gandhi will also be exhibited. A programme will also be organized by Mandi Mitra Mandal at Chotta Shimla Tibetan Central School where Chief Minister will be the chief guest. Gandhi Jayanti programmes would begin at 8 am.