To observe the birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya in a befitting manner, Haryana Government has decided to organise ‘Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Mela’ in villages of the State on September 25 this year.
The State Government has also decided that an environmental institution in district Panchkula or Gurugram would be named after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, said senior Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, who was presiding over the meeting of working group constituted to organise birth centenary celebrations of Pandit Deen Dayal.
Sharma said that apart from other programmes associated with Pandit Deen Dayal, literature based on his ideology would also be made available at these events.
Pandit Deen Dayal had put forth many revolutionary ideas which held solutions for many problems faced by villagers. The main aim of the State Government os to carry out maximum promotion of his ideas, said the Education Minister.
Recently, Haryana Government had constituted a 115-member State level Organising Committee under Chief Minister Manohar lal to commemorate the birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal in a befitting manner.
The government has also decided to establish youth centres in Upadhyaya’s name in all districts of the state at a cost of about Rs 3 crore each. These ‘yuva vikas kendras’ would offer facilities such as library, Wi-Fi and skill development centres for the physical and cognitive development of the youth.
Apart from this, Haryana Government would also install a 51-feet statue of Upadhyay, equalling 51 years of his life, to serve as a source of inspiration for the people. A book based on Upadhyay’s life containing details of his social works would also be published.
Notably, a statue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay was recently put up at Haryana Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.
Following this, leader of opposition in Haryana Assembly and INlD’s senior leader Abhay Chautala, had written to Chief Minister criticizing the installation and terming it as wastage of public money.