Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar on Saturday released the multi-coloured and message-packed logo of the Haryana Swarna Jayanti celebrations here.
The year-long Golden Jubilee celebrations will kick in with a mega function to be organised in Gurgaon on November 1. It is on this day that Haryana will complete 50 years of its existence.The State Government has drawn up elaborate plans to not only showcase the glorious past of the land of Vedas, Gita and Upanishads, but also show the path to realisation of the dreams the people of Haryana have cherished for long.
A line-up of activities has been planned to en-capsule the State’s rich art and culture, glorious history and heritage, remarkable progress made and the milestones crossed on the road to growth in totality.
The celebrations shall focus on the Haryanvis’ contribution to the freedom struggle and the striving to uphold the best traditions and cultural practices, involving jawans, kisans, sportspersons and young achievers of the State.
The Swarna Jayanti logo has been conceptualised by the Chief Minister of Haryana, developed by Rajesh Khullar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, and designed by Sunil Kumar, Graphic Designer, Department of Sports and Youth Affairs. The image of the ideogram embodies various elements related to the Swarna Jayanti celebrations.
The tag line for the Swarna Jayanti celebrations is “Badalta Haryana-Badhta Haryana” (Transforming Haryana-Progressing Haryana).
Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh, Transport Minister Krishan lal Pawar, Industries Minister Vipul Goel, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Seema Trikha, Chairman, Haryana Housing Board Jawahar Yadav, Chief Secretary DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue Keshni Anand Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department and Haryana, Swaran Jayanti Celebrations Dr KK Khandelwal, Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Public Relations and languages Departments Dheera Khandelwal and other senior officers of the State Government were also present on this occasion.
leading industrialists of the State also shared their views. These included Adesh Gupta from liberty Group, Harbhajan Singh from Honda Motors, Harwinder Singh from Frigo Glass and Prabudha Kundu from Premas Biotech. They appreciated the decision of the present State Government led by Chief Minister Manohar lal to celebrate the Swaran Jayanti year and offered their full support to make the celebrations a grand success.
Olympic medalists Yogeshwar Dutt and Sakshi Malik were among others present on the occasion.