National Song Vande Mataram was sung in chorus at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Park in front of Mantralaya (Vallabh Bhavan) on Wednesday. It was 132nd chorus singing of the National Song. Home Minister Babulal Gaur, ACS Finance AP Shrivastava, Principal Secretary General Administration MK Varshney, Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava and number officer-employees participated in it.
Enthusiasm was visible among artistes of recitation on completion of 11 years. National Song is being recited with music at Vallabh Park. Now, park’s significance has increased following hoisting of a grand National Flag. It was unfurled by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the same month last year.
On June 1, 2016, chorus recitation at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Park near Mantralaya completed 11 years. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, several Ministers, Chief Secretary Shri Anthony de Sa and other senior officers have been participating in it from time to time.
For the last 11 years, this programme is being held regularly on the first working day of every month. The monthly programme of chorus singing of Vande Mataram was introduced to inculcate nationalism and attachment with country among all people including government servants. Since then it is being held successfully.
Some officers and employees of Central Government also take interest in it.
A number of government servants posted at Vallabh Bhavan lend main voices to chorus singing. They do this voluntarily. There is group of about 30 government servants for disciplined and musical presentation of Vande Mataram. The group members also undertake regular rehearsals. General Administration Department has provided musical instruments to the group.