Chhattisgarh is all set for the Republic Day celebrations to be held on January 26 across the State. The main function of the day will be held at Police Parade ground where Governor Balramji Dass Tandon will hoist the Tricolour. The Governor will take salute of State Police, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Home guards, District Police Force, Jail Security jawans, National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets and National Social Service (NSS) students.
Tandon will later deliver his address to the State on the occasion. Thereafter, the students will stage cultural programmes based on patriotic songs and tableaux of various Government departments will be taken out on the occasion. CM Raman Singh will hoist the National Flag at Bastar district headquarters town of Jagdalpur and deliver his message to the people of the State and Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal will hoist the National Flag at Surguja district headquarters at Ambikapur.
The General Administration Department in a release said that Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar will hoist the National Flag at Dhamtari, Health and Urban Administration Minister Amar Agrawal at Bilaspur, School Education and and Adivasi Development Minister Kedar Kashyap at Dantewada, Revenue and Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey at Durg, Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal at Mahasamund, Public Works, Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat at Rajnandgaon, Home and Public Health Engineering Minister Ramsevak Paikra at Surajpur, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Ramsheela Sahu at Balod, lok Sabha MP, Union Steel and Minister of State for labour Vishnudev Sahay at Jashpur, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pannulal Mohele at Balodabazaar, lok Sabha MP Chandulal Sahu at Gariyaband, Rajya Sabha MP Mr.Nandkumar Sahay at Raigarh, lok Sabha MP Vikram Usendi at Kanker, Rajya Sabha MP Dr Bhushanlal Jangde at Bemetara, lok Sabha MP Kamladevi Patle at Janjgir, lok Sabha MP Abhishek Singh at Kawardha and lok Sabha MP Bansilal Mahato at Korba,MlA Mahesh Gaagada at Bijapur, Chhattisgarh State Women’s Commission Chairperson lata Usendi at Kondagaon, MP Kamalbhan Singh at Balrampur, State Scheduled Caste Commission Chairman Devlal Dugga at Narayanpur and MP Dinesh Kashyap at Sukma and MlA Bhaiyyalal Raajwade at Koriya district head-quarters Baikunthpur, will hoist the National Flag.
The General Administration Department in a circular said that National Flag should be hoisted on top of all the Government buildings and historic places. The parade will be conducted only at the district head-quarters.