Nabarangpur, 18th Nov 2025: A preparatory meeting for Janajatiya Gaurav Divas 2025 was held in the Ashok Meheta Conference Hall under the chairmanship of District Collector Dr. Maheshwar Swain.
Chief Development Officer–cum–Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Biranchi Narayan Daraban; Deputy Collector Prakash Kumar Mishra; PA, ITDA Rajiv Kumar Sahu; District Welfare Officer Rabindra Palaka; District Education Officer Chhatrapati Sahu, and several other officials were present.
To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, the Central Government has declared the year 2025 as Janajatiya Gaurav Varsha.
On this occasion, on 15.11.2025, a district-level programme will be organised at the newly constructed Ekalavya Model Residential School at Kurupa, under Dabugaon Block. During the event, the live telecast of the programme to be addressed by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Gujarat will be shown.
Departments such as ITDA, Agriculture, Social Welfare, ORMAS, Health, Labour & Employment, and Skill Development will set up departmental stalls along with food stalls.
The programme will include:
- Felicitation of outstanding tribal individuals
- Assistance to tribal beneficiaries
- Awareness activities
- Competitions among students
- Exhibitions
- Cultural performances
For the programme’s smooth conduct, the Collector instructed the concerned officers to ensure arrangements for internet facility, drinking water, electricity, toilets, food provision, publicity and promotion.
Among those present at the meeting were:
District Information & Public Relations Officer Manoj Behera, District Social Security Officer Draupadi Kahar, Additional District Welfare Officer Bharat Chandra Sahu, Project Manager, Piramal Foundation Bikram Kishore Rana, along with several district-level officers.
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