The State Government has commenced preparations for Republic Day celebrations to be held on the Police Parade Ground in the city on January 26.
Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar, on Thursday, convened a meeting of the senior officials at the Mantralaya and issued necessary directives for the preparations to be made for the Republic Day celebrations.
Kumar stated in the meeting that one team each from a school in each of the State’s divisions be called to participate in the cultural events on the Republic Day.
After the completion of the celebrations, the children of the schools, alongwith the tableau showcasing the State’s development, be taken till the Raipur District Collectorate from the Police Parade ground, he said.
The Chief Secretary directed that the list of officials and employees to be awarded on Republic Day must reach the office of the District Collector in Raipur by January 10.
Moreover, Kumar also directed that one nodal officer each be made In-charge of the tableau based on Chhattisgarh’s development and the list of their names be sent to the Superintendent of Police, Raipur.
During the meeting, Secretary, General Admini-stration Department, KR Pisda informed that like the previous year, a march past would be held on the Republic Day.
Moreover, the departments of Energy, Agriculture, Mineral Resources, Water Resources, livestock, Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Forest, Public Health and Family Welfare, School Education, Co-operatives, Public Health Engineering, Tourism, Culture and Village Industries would be taking out tableaux of the Republic Day, he said.
It was also informed in the meeting that a cultural programme would be held in the auditorium of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in the State Capital on the evening of Republic Day.