Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is organising various activities to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence — Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav.
The department has started an awareness campaign entitled series of 75 important rules for family pensioners to know on social media, which was started from March, 2021. In this campaign two tweets per week are being disseminated through social media during coming year. These tweets are put in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). As on April 12, 2021, five tweets have been disseminated by DoPPW on Rules for Family Pensioners to create awareness.
In another initiative, 75 offices across Ministries/Departments have been identified by DoPPW for extensive training on Bhavishya system. All these offices will be imparted training through VC followed by question-answer session to clear any doubt. Training (online pension processing module) will be across the Central Government Organisations. CAPFs offices covering different locations across country will also be covered in this regard as maximum number of cases pertain to them.
DoPPW has also planned to arrange an online workshop on pension awareness rules for senior central govt pensioners/family pensioners aged 75 years and above covering different cities in India. It will be started from May 2021. It will cover maximum number of cities from all parts of India. The workshop will be conducted region wise.
Besides, DoPPW will also publish a digital publication of 75 anubhav write-ups, including those already awarded. It will be starting from June 2021.
As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, National Cadet Corps (NCC) also paid homage to the martyrs of the nation’s freedom struggle, who lost their lives on April 13, 1919 at the Jallianwala Bagh. National Cadet Corps also launched the pan India campaign to educate people against use of ‘single use plastics’.
NCC has a strong cadet base of 14 lakh in the country, who have been quite vocal about environment issues. Cadets throughout the country gathered at 75 places. The cadets remembered and paid gratitude to the freedom fighters through nukkad nataks, patriotic songs, speeches and skits. This enthusiastic and patriotic tribute by the cadets of NCC filled the environment with patriotic fervour with many locals also joining the event. The social media was flooded with the #NCCremembersJallianwala.
The cadets gathered at these 75 locations after doing plog run and spreading the message of cleanliness and a special message to the countrymen to stop using single use plastics. The message was spread on the social media by #NCCagainstPlastic.
The National Cadet Corps, a premier uniformed youth organisation of the country, has contributed significantly in nation building since its inception. It has transformed the lives of millions of youth by shaping their character and showing them the path of unity and discipline, which is also the motto of NCC. The corps has made notable and praiseworthy contributions in spreading awareness among the masses on important issues like water conservation, environment protection, digital awareness and swachhta abhiyan.