Haryana Government has decided to organise a State-level function to celebrate the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in a befitting manner.
As part of the grand celebrations, the State Government has decided to name some roads in the State after Guru Gobind Singh. Besides, the Government would constitute a committee for this purpose, comprising members of all political parties and personalities from the fields of art, media and some organisations.
These decisions were taken at a meeting of State-level executive committee constituted under Chief Secretary DS Dhesi held on Thursday to
discuss the preparations
of celebrations. Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Development and Panchayats, Bakhshish Singh Virk also attended the meeting.
During the meeting, it was informed that a yatra will be organised from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab to Patna Sahib in Bihar, which would also pass through Haryana.
Various programmes would be organised at the places in the state through which the yatra would pass. These places would also be decorated on a grand scale.
Apart from this, various programmes would be organised throughout the State, including seminars, painting and photography competitions and traditional martial arts to celebrate the anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.
A day before, Haryana Government had constituted an executive committee
under Chief Secretary to
expedite and execute various decisions related to the State-level celebration.
The committee included as members Additional Chief Secretaries, Public Works (Building and Roads), Finance and Information, Public Relations and languages Departments, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Principal Secretaries, Tourism and Art and Cultural Affairs Departments, and Principal Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi.