Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal will attend the mass marriage of 151 girls in Khanda Kheri village of district Hisar on Monday.
The Chief Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Murrah Research And Skill Development Centre of Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Khanda Kheri, said an official spokesman.
He said that the Chief Minister would attend this mass marriage function as chief guest, which is being organised by the Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister would bless the newlywed couples for their bright and happy future. The mass marriage ceremony would be held on December 17 and 18, in which Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu would do Kanyadaan of 90 daughters of different villages of Narnaund constituency and 60 daughters of other districts, he said.
Apart from this, the function would be attended by the Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar Bedi on December 17 as special guests.
The spokesman said that on the second day of the function on December 18, Health Minister, Anil Vij would attend the function as chief guest while Transport Minister, Krishan Lal Panwar would be the special guest.
Notably, the mass marriage ceremony is being organized by Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu for the welfare of the needy sections of society. Last year also, the Finance Minister had organised mass marriage of 101 girls from the amount he received from the Government as wages etc.
The spokesman also said that the Murrah Research and Skill Development Centre of Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences would be constructed over 9 acres of land to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 34 crore for which Rs 7.5 crore have already been released by the Government.
Apart from research on the breed improvement of Murrah buffaloes, experts would be trained in this research centre. A modern veterinary clinic with state-of-the-art facilities would also be established, he said.
A Micro Dairy Processing Unit would also be set up in this Center for preparing milk product, he added.