Hyderabad: The Congress govt's first anniversary celebrations, ‘Praja Vijayotsavalu', will start with over 14,000 school children marking Children's Day at LB Stadium on Nov 14 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The Congress govt will complete one year in office on Dec 7.
The 26-day celebrations will conclude on Dec 9. It was on this day (also Sonia Gandhi's birthday) in 2009 that the then Congress-led UPA govt had announced initiation of the process of formation of Telangana state, which subsequently came into existence on June 2, 2014.
At the inaugural of ‘Vijayotsavalu' on Thursday, a model assembly and cultural programmes will be organised by the school students and an audio-visual presentation on the significant changes in education in the past year will also be shown. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka, other ministers and senior officials will participate in the inaugural.
"The govt is going to celebrate the inaugural with school children, signifying the topmost priority we are giving to education," BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar said.
The minister said the state govt was implementing many programmes for students. He said that recently govt enhanced the diet for students in govt hostels, created infrastructure in schools, established integrated residential school campuses and is extending free electricity to all the gov schools.
The cabinet sub-committee headed by Bhatti Vikramarka has decided to showcase the welfare schemes being implemented and the vision of the Congress govt for development of the state.
During the 26-day celebrations, candidates selected in the Group-IV exams will be given appointment letters, new welfare policies will be announced, agreements for establishment of industries will be signed, and the foundation for Osmania General Hospital and Sports University, as well as the inauguration of 16 nursing colleges and 28 paramedical colleges, will be done. The newly formed State Disaster Response Force will also be launched. There will also be anti-drugs programmes, dog shows and police band performances.
The concluding day of celebrations on Dec 9 will be held in Hyderabad with thousands of artists performing, laser shows and crackers being burst. Exhibitions and other programmes will also be organised.