On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, the Tricolour festival is being celebrated with full enthusiasm by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. As per the instructions of the competent authority, the Government has made necessary arrangements to speed up the sale of the national flag on this occasion and to increase the feeling of patriotism towards the national flag among the countrymen. In this regard, creative banners, standees prepared by Directorate of Publicity for display and advertisement have also been made available, through which maximum display and publicity is being done by the State Office.
On the occasion of this grand event, the Commission will ensure that maximum numbers of national flags are sold through the sales stores of their institutions, as well as banners, standees, hoardings in different areas of the city regarding the promotion of the tricolour campaign. Under this campaign, not only in urban areas, but also in remote rural areas, tricolour-equipped mobile vans have been sent from August 8 to 15 to awaken the feeling of patriotism towards the tricolour campaign and national flag. State Office, Government of India has dispatched vans for this purpose, which is conveying this message to the people very well.
Taking the campaign forward, on Thursday, a tricolour yatra was taken out by the officers and employees of Khadi and Village Industries Commission to strengthen the tricolour campaign, in which representatives of Khadi institutions also participated.
The Tricolour Yatra was started by paying homage to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Morhabadi Maidan, Ranchi, which ended by reaching Albert Ekka Chowk. It is to be known that there was continuous rain during the tricolour journey, perhaps nature was also giving a positive message in this campaign. In the tricolour yatra, along with the officials and employees of the office, as well as the posters of the tricolour campaign from house to house, three small vehicles (tuk-tuk) and one big vehicle adorned with the national flag behind the convoy adorning this campaign.
The anthems related to 'Ghar-Ghar Tiranga’ and songs related to the campaign were going on behind and the convoy was also moving forward with patriotic slogans. In the meantime, Ranchi Police also scouted the convoy and showed its responsibility and patriotism in the campaign.