Labourers, farmers, teachers to be special guests at I-Day celebration

NEW DELHI: Construction workers, farmers, labourers, teachers, nurses and medical staff have been invited as special guests for the Independence Day celebration.

"Around 1,800 people from different vocations, with their spouse, have been invited from across the country to be a part of the celebrations at Red Fort as special guests, on Independence Day. The initiative has been taken in line with the government’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’," Defence Ministry officials said. The defence ministry said that these special guests include over 400 Sarpanches of more than 660 vibrant villages, 250 from Farmer Producer Organisations scheme, 50 participants each of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and 50 Shram Yogis (construction workers) of the Central Vista Project, including the New Parliament Building.

"Beside these guests, those involved in construction of border roads, making of Amrit Sarovar and Har Ghar Jal Yojana as well as 50 each primary school teachers, nurses and fishermen will also be the special guests. Seventy five couples from each State/Union Territory, in their traditional attire, have also been invited to witness the ceremony at Red Fort," the defence ministry added.

As part of the celebrations, an online selfie contest will be conducted by defence ministry on MyGov portal from August 15-20. People are encouraged to take selfies at one or more of the 12 installations and upload them on MyGov platform to take part in the contest. Twelve winners, one from each installation, will be selected on the basis of the online selfie contest. The winners would be given prize money of Rs 10,000 each.

This year’s Independence Day will culminate the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, which were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on March 12, 2021 and will, once again, usher the country into ‘Amrit Kaal’ with renewed vigour to realize PM’s dream of making India a developed country by 2047. IANS

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