Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora on Monday issued directions to Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, to complete all arrangements regarding the launch programme of ‘Fit India Movement’ on the occasion of National Games Day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 29 from New Delhi.
Presiding over a meeting regarding the launch of ‘Fit India Movement’ by the Prime Minister through video conferencing here, Arora said that the programme would be telecast nationwide through Doordarshan.
During the programme, the Prime Minister would also administer pledge of fitness. For this, the Chief Secretary directed the officials concerned to complete all the preparations regarding direct telecast of the programme in all district and sub-divisional headquarters, tehsils, Block Development and Panchayats Officers offices, parks, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Committees, Municipal Councils and Gram Panchayats. She said that sports, yoga or marathon should be organised to increase public participation before or after the programme.
She said live telecast of this programme and games should be organized in all government and private schools, colleges, ITIs, Polytechnic colleges and universities to connect the students and youth with this programme. Apart from this, the programme should also be organised at wellness centers, dispensaries, private and government hospitals as well as at police lines and police stations.
In the meeting, Director General of Police, Manoj Yadava said that adequate security arrangements would be made for the programme and traffic arrangements would also be paid full attention. He said that about 5,000 youth are taking police training in Police Training Centers in Haryana, these youth would also be included in this programme and fitness games would also be organised in these police training centers.