Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year-long celebrations of Haryana’s golden jubilee on November 1 from Gurgaon.
The State Government will celebrate the golden jubilee of its formation this year. Haryana, earlier part of Punjab, became a separate state on November 1, 1966.
The Chief Minister while addressing mediapersons said that the Prime Minister will attend the State-level function to be held on November 1 in Gurgaon to mark the golden jubilee year of the inception of Haryana.
With a view to developing various programmes as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the state and make the event a grand success, Haryana Government had recently notified a society namely ‘Swaran Jayanti Celebrations Authority of Haryana’.
Unveiling his Government’s vision for the upcoming ‘Swaran Jayanti’ (golden jubilee) celebrations in the state, the Chief Minister had earlier said that budget provision of Rs 1,657 crore has been made for implementation of various Swaran Jayanti schemes in 2016-17.
At its state-level function, the Government has planned to announce 50 big projects as a part of golden jubilee year celebrations of Haryana. During celebrations, 28 sites have been identified for installing ‘Swaran Jayanti’ (golden jubilee) gates at entry points into the state.
The main gate would be installed on the Delhi-Gurgaon road.