The denizens of Hazaribagh celebrated the 17th Foundation Day of the State with enthusiasm. In the morning Prabhat Pheri was organised by the district administration in which school students and denizens of the town took part in good numbers. later a human chain was formed from Canary hill to Hazaribagh stadium to make the occasion memorable and different.
The two-day long fair for the poors continued on Tuesday also in which many Government departments provided appointment letters to the newly recruited youths, loans were distributed among the unemployed youths, peasants were given agricultural equipments and soil testing reports.
In this main program which was inaugurated today by DC Ravishankar Shukla and SP Bheemsen Tuti jointly many government workers, contractual workers, social organizations and denizens who had contributed in making government plans successful were felicitated by the senior officials of the district administration.
45 stalls worked throughout the day to cater the knowledge of important beneficiary schemes going on in the district both by central and state government for poor and common people. Attractive cultural program was the highlight of this program in which local artists presented some eye catching folk dances.
In VBU too establishment day was celebrated in Vivekanand auditorium on this occasion senior journalist of Jharkhand Balbir Dutt gave a special lecture on the topic present, past and future of Jharkhand as the chief guest of the occasion.
In his address Dutt said that Jharkhand has been created due to the sacrifices and long agitation of the local people of this area. Initially no one took their agitation seriously but later on due to combined efforts the state was created. Today we are entering into the 17th year of its creation but the people of this state are yet waiting for basic facilities. The need is to provide basic facilities to everyone and we all should pledge today to work for it.
VC Prof. Gurdeep Singh said that for the first time VBU is celebrating establishment day of the State and said that it is the responsibility of every individual especially the literate ones to contribute their maximum in the development of the State.