New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will lead the nation in celebrating the 77th Independence Day from the enduring Pink Fort in Delhi. This 12 months’s Independence Day may also culminate the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, which started from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in March 2021.
All about Independence Day ceremony this 12 months
Upon his arrival on the Pink Fort, Prime Minister Modi shall be acquired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, following which he’ll examine the Guard of Honour. The Guard of Honour contingent for Modi will consist of 1 officer and 25 personnel every from the Indian Military, Indian Air Power and Delhi Police, and one officer and 24 personnel from the Indian Navy. The Guard of Honour shall be commanded by Main Vikas Sangwan.
The Military contingent within the Prime Minister’s Guard shall be commanded by Main Indrajeet Sachin, the Naval contingent by Lieutenant Commander MV Rahul Raman and the Air Power contingent by Squadron Chief Akash Ganghas. The Delhi Police contingent shall be commanded by Extra DCP Sandhya Swami.
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After inspecting the Guard of Honour, Modi will proceed to the ramparts of the Pink Fort the place he shall be greeted by Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Chief of Defence Workers Common Anil Chauhan, Chief of Military Workers Common Manoj Pande, Chief of Naval Workers Admiral R Hari Kumar and Chief of Air Workers Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.
Main Nikita Nair and Main Jasmine Kaur will then help the prime minister in unfurling the nationwide flag.
The Military band, consisting of 1 JCO and 20 different ranks, will play the nationwide anthem through the unfurling of the nationwide flag.
It is going to be synchronised with the 21 Gun Salute by the valiant gunners of the elite 8711 Area Battery (Ceremonial). The ceremonial battery shall be commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Vikas Kumar and the Gun Place Officer shall be Naib Subedar (AIG) Anoop Singh.
The Nationwide Flag Guard comprising 5 officers and 128 Different Ranks from the Military, Navy, Air Power and Delhi Police will current Rashtriya Salute on the time of unfurling of the nationwide glag by Prime Minister Modi. Main Abhinav Detha from the Military shall be accountable for this Inter-Providers Guard and Police Guard.
As quickly because the nationwide flag is unfurled, flower petals shall be showered on the venue by two Superior Mild Helicopters Mark-III Dhruv of the Indian Air Power within the Line Astern Formation. The captains of the helicopter shall be Wing Commander Amber Agarwal and Squadron Chief Himanshu Sharma.
After the showering of flower petals, Modi will ship his 10th consecutive Independence Day tackle, which may also be his final earlier than the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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On the conclusion of the speech of the prime minister, the cadets of the Nationwide Cadet Corps (NCC) will sing the nationwide anthem.
Plenty of new initiatives shall be witnessed through the 77th Independence Day celebrations.
Independence Day: 1,800 individuals invited as ‘particular friends’
Round 1,800 individuals from completely different vocations, with their spouses, have been invited from throughout India to be part of the Independence Day celebrations at Pink Fort as particular friends. The initiative has been taken consistent with the Modi Authorities’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
These particular friends embody over 400 Sarpanches of greater than 660 vibrant villages, 250 from farmer producer organisations scheme, 50 contributors every of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, 50 development staff of the Central Vista Undertaking, together with the New Parliament Constructing, 50 every Khadi staff, these concerned in development of border roads, making of Amrit Sarovar and Har Ghar Jal Yojana and 50 every major college academics, nurses and fishermen.
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75 {couples} from every state and Union Territory, of their conventional apparel, have additionally been invited to witness the grand ceremony at Pink Fort. A few of these particular friends may also go to the Nationwide Struggle Memorial throughout their keep within the nationwide capital.
Selfie factors put in at 12 areas
Selfie factors devoted to completely different schemes & initiatives of the federal government have been put in at 12 areas, together with Nationwide Struggle Memorial, India Gate, Vijay Chowk, New Delhi Railway Station, Pragati Maidan, Raj Ghat, Jama Masjid Metro Station, Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, Delhi Gate Metro Station, ITO Metro Gate, Naubat Khana and Sheesh Ganj Gurudwara.
The schemes/initiatives embody World Hope: Vaccine & Yoga; Ujjwala Yojana; House Energy; Digital India; Ability India; Begin-up India; Swachh Bharat; Sashakt Bharat, Naya Bharat; Powering India; Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Jal Jeevan Mission.
As a part of the celebrations, a web-based selfie contest shall be carried out by Ministry of Defence on MyGov portal from August 15-20. Persons are inspired to take selfies at a number of of the 12 installations and add them on MyGov platform to participate within the contest. Twelve winners, one from every set up, shall be chosen on the idea of the web selfie contest. The winners could be given prize cash of Rs 10,000 every.
E-Invites
All official invitations have been despatched on-line via aamantran portal (www.aamantran.mod.gov.in). 17,000 e-invitation playing cards have been issued via the portal.
