Higher Education and Culture Minister laxmikant Sharma on Wednesday reviewed the preparations for President’s programmes during his proposed Madhya Pradesh.
The President will lay foundation stone for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, inaugurate Tribal Museum and attend convocation of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya at Bhopal on June 6.
The President will reach Jabalpur in the morning of June 7 from where he will go to Jhoteshwar (Narsinghpur) to inaugurate Shankaracharya Eye Hospital.
The same evening, the President will address the first convocation of Indira Gandhi Tribal University at Amarkantak (Anuppur).
After night halt at Bhopal, the President Pranab Mukherjee will leave for Indore on June 8 where he will participate in the first convocation of Indian Institute of Technology. The same afternoon, the President will leave for Gwalior where he will inaugurate PC Rai Centre for Research at Institute of Technology and Management in the evening.
The same evening, the President will leave Gwalior for Delhi.
Higher Education Minister Sharma said that all departments should complete preparations for proposed programmes within time-limit. He undertook point-wise review of preparations and issued necessary directives to officers.
Principal Secretary Higher Education JN Kansotiya, Secretary Culture Pankaj Rag, Secretary and Commissioner Public Relations Rakesh Shrivastava, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Vice Chancellor Mohanlal Chheepa, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Vice Chancellor Piyush Trivedi and other officers were present on the occasion.