PM Modi to attend event marking culmination of Amrit Kalash Yatra in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend an event here on October 31 that will mark the culmination of Amrit Kalash Yatra held under the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign the Culture Ministry said on FridayAmrit Kalash Yatris from 7000 blocks of 766 districts will be present during the event which will be hosted at Vijay Chowk and Kartavya Path it saidPrime Minister Modi will address the final event of Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign the ministry said in a statementThis event will also witness the launch of an autonomous body Mera Yuva Bharat MY Bharat which will help in setting the focus of the government on youthled development and to make the youth active drivers of developmentThe aim of this autonomous body is to inspire youth to become community change agents and nation builders allowing them to act as the Yuva Setu between the government and citizens the ministry saidIt will also mark the culmination of the twoyearlong campaign Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav which began March 12 2021 to celebrate the 75 years of Indias IndependenceAzadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav has since witnessed more than two lakh programmes organised throughout the country with enthusiastic public participation it saidFor the final event of Meri Maati Mera Desh MMMD more than 20000 Amrit Kalash Yatris from 36 states and Union Territories are reaching the national capital by October 29 through various modes of transport like specially dedicated trains buses and local transport to take part in the twoday programme at Kartavya Path and Vijay Chowk on October 3031 the statement saidAccording to it these Amrit Kalash Yatris will stay at two camps Dhanchiri camp in Gurgaon and Radha Soami Satsang Beas Camp in DelhiOn October 30 all the states represented by their respective blocks and urban local bodies will put the mitti soil from their kalash in one giant Amrit Kalash reflecting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Popular art forms from each state will be displayed during the ceremony of pouring mitti in the Amrit Kalash The programme is slated to begin at 1030 am and will go on till late evening the ministry saidOn October 31 there will be a public programme open for all from 12 noon to 2 pm with vibrant cultural performances At 4 pm Prime Minister Modi is slated to address the Amrit Kalash Yatris and the nation remembering the bravehearts who laid down their lives for India to breathe free and to prosper it addedIn its first phase the MMMD campaign became a massive success with over 233 lakh Shilaphalakams built in 36 states and UTs nearly four crore Panch Pran pledge selfies uploaded and over two lakh Veeron ka Vandan programmes held nationwide Additionally more than 236 crore indigenous saplings have been planted and 263 lakh Amrit Vatikas created under the Vasudha Vandan theme the statement saidIn the second phase Amrit Kalash Yatras were planned to touch every household of the country Soil and rice grains were collected from more than six lakh villages in rural areas and from wards in urban areas across IndiaCollected mitti from each village was mixed at block level and then brought to the state capital and with a ceremonial sendoff sent to the national capital with thousands of Amrit Kalash Yatris it addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever