In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated the contribution of workers, laborers and grocery vendors in nation building. He said, today we have demography, democracy, diversity and this ‘Triveni’ has the potential to make every dream of India come true.
These special guests included more than 400 Sarpanchs of more than 660 ‘Vibrant Villages’, 250 people from Farmer-Producer Organization Scheme, 50-50 participants of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
Fifty ‘shram yogis’ (construction workers) of the Central Vista project including the new Parliament House, 50 khadi workers and workers involved in the construction of border roads, Amrit Sarovar and Har Ghar Jal Yojana, as well as 50 primary school teachers, nurses and Fishermen also participated in this programme.
Rahul Sofat, Lecturer in Mathematics at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, Subroto Park, Delhi, was among the special invitees. I thank CBSE, MOE (Ministry of Education), PMO for giving us this opportunity to come here as special invitees for the Independence Day celebrations, he said after the event. We were able to see the Prime Minister so closely and we also shook hands with him. I attended the Red Fort function for the first time… Around 25 teachers from CBSE have come. It will remain etched in our memory forever, Sofat said.
His wife Nishi also accompanied him and expressed her happiness to be a part of this prestigious event. It is an honor to be a teacher’s wife, she said. For the first time, I am seeing teachers being given such respect. It was a great experience. Later, the group of teachers along with their spouses gathered for a group photograph.pm modi
The Defense Ministry has said that in line with the government’s ‘public participation’ approach, around 1,800 special guests were invited.
Sarpanch Sarita Rawat, who came from Uttarakhand, said, I am happy when my village was included in ‘Vibrant Village’. I have worked hard for four years to achieve this achievement. It was a proud moment for me to be invited as a special guest in this event.
The Government on 15 February launched the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for comprehensive development of selected villages in 46 blocks of 19 districts along the northern border in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and the Union Territory of Ladakh. VVP) was approved. Further, the NCC cadets participating in the ceremony were dressed in white uniform and were seated in a row.
Delhi’s 19-year-old cadet Vandana Kumari said, we were very happy to see our Prime Minister closely and also shook hands with him. When Modi went to some children and waved to them, the children raised slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Vande Mataram.