Ranchi Railway Division of South Eastern Railway (SER) will organize Prize Distribution ceremony, in which Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi will participate on July 14. It is 64th prize distribution programme, which will be organised by Indian Railway at three places other than Ranchi, it is Mumbai and Ambala.
The Minister will distribute prizes among the winner of various competitions organised by the various zones of Railway for its employees.
Addressing a press meet on Friday to inform about details of the mega programme, Ranchi Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vijay Kumar Gupta said that the participants of Inter Railway Painting competition, Inter Railway Quiz competition, Inter Railway Inter Railway Cultural event competition and Inter Railway Documentary competition participated by employees of various zones of Indian Railway.
“Chief Minister Raghubar Das will be chief guest of the programme. Chairman, Railway Board, VK Yadav along with other members of Railway Board and General Managers of various zones will present in the programme. This year Ministry of Railway decided that the prize distribution programe will be organised three places instead of one as it had done earlier. Main programme will be organised in Mumbai and two other places are Ranchi and Ambala. This is first time that Ranchi will host the programme,” said Gupta.
Speaking on the details of the programme Gupta said that a cultural programme will also be organised on the occasion.
An Exhibition will also be organised in which 17 stalls will be installed at the venue related to innovative initiatives taken by various zones and PSU of SER. “The preparation work on war footage is going on to ensure success of the programme.
The arrival of guests will start on July 13 to take part in the programme,” he added.
As just some days earlier Ranchi MP, Sanjay Seth demanded to zonal office should be shifted from Kolkata to Ranchi, on the issue Gupta said that it is matter of Ministry of Railway and he can’t say on the matter.
As General Manager PS Mishra visited the State capital to meet Chief Secretary, DK Tiwari on Thursday Mishra will also visit on July 15 to meet Tiwari to discuss on various ongoing projects of Railway in the State and its timely commissioning, he added.