Uttarakhand Minority Commission(UMC) with the help of State Government, for the first time after creation of Uttarakhand, will celebrate the World Minorities Day on December 18 in the State.
The chairman of State Minority Commission NS Bindra said this while addressing the media here on Monday.
Bindra said that State Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi and Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna will also attend the programme.
The theme of the programme will be Minorities — Achievements and Challenges Post Independence.
He said that members of various minority communities of the State and other dignitaries will participate in the programme. Various scholars including Vice-Chancellor
(V-C) of Aligarh Muslim University Zameeruddin Shah, V-C of Punjabi University Patiala Dr Jaspal Singh, V-C of Horticulture University Uttarakhand Dr Mathew Prasad, Jain scholar from Pune Dr Neelam Jain and Buddhist scholar Shanta Kumar Negi will make presentations on the occasion.
In the evening noted actor Tom Alter will present a play on Dr Maulana Abul Kalam Azad directed by Dr Shaheed Alam, he added.
He also said that Minority Welfare Directorate, Social Welfare Directorate and Minority Finance and Development Corporation will also place stalls for providing information about the various schemes for minorities including scholarship, loan, employment and others.
The programme will be held at Rajpur Road on Wednesday, Bindra added.