Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday directed the Deputy Commissioners to organize the Statehood Day function in a befitting manner at district as well as sub-divisional level.
The Chief Minister was presiding over a review meeting regarding celebrations of 50 years of Statehood of Himachal Pradesh on January 25.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will attend the state-level golden jubilee function of Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day at the Ridge ground here on January 25.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister said that all the Deputy Commissioners should ensure to organize district level programmes at district headquarters on the theme of golden jubilee celebration. All the SDMs should also organize such functions at sub-division headquarters.He said that programmes in their respective districts should be organized in such a manner that it concludes by 11 am positively. After the functions held at district and sub divisional level, the State level function to be held at Shimla would be telecast live in all these places, he said.
Thakur said that prominent persons of the area besides other achievers could be requested to be chief guest of the event. The invitation should also be extended to newly elected PRIs and Urban Local Bodies representatives of the area. The active participation of mahila mandals, yuvak mandals and other bodies must be ensured to be part of this celebration, he added.
The Chief Minister further said that proper sitting arrangements must be ensured by maintaining social distance and proper use of face masks.
He directed all the Deputy Commissioners to coordinate all the programmes to be held in their respective districts.
The Deputy Commissioners gave various suggestions for organising this event in a befitting manner. Education Minister Gobind Thakur, Director Tourism Yunus, Special Secretary Rakesh Kanwar, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla Aditya Negi and other senior officers attended the meeting.