TS Govt Launches Distribution of National Flags
As part of the celebrations to mark 75 years of India’s Independence, the government of Telangana on Tuesday began the distribution of 1.20 crore national flags.
Authorities in all 33 districts of the state launched the free distribution of flags, made by weavers and power looms in the state. The distribution program will continue till August 14 and will be monitored by the district collectors.
The municipal administration department is undertaking the distribution work in the urban areas while the panchayat raj department has been assigned the task for rural areas. Both the departments have constituted special teams for the purpose.
The panchayat raj department has appointed one official and staff for the distribution of the Tricolour to every 100 houses. For every five gram panchayats, one official will supervise the distribution.
Animal husbandry minister T. Srinivas Yadav distributed the national flag at a program held at Necklace Road on the banks of Hussain Sagar in the heart of Hyderabad.
The distribution of national flags is part of ‘Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsava Dwi Saptaham’ or the two-week-long celebrations being organized by the state government to mark 75 years of Independence.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday formally launched the celebrations by hoisting the national flag at a glittering ceremony at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).
Srinivas Yadav said as part of the celebrations, various programs like Vana Mahotsavam, Freedom Run, Raksha Bandhan, Rangoli, fireworks, and distribution of fruits among patients in government-run hospitals.
The minister said the national anthem will be played at all traffic junctions at 11 a.m. on Independence Day. The government has also announced that a special sitting of all elected bodies from local bodies to the Assembly will be organized on August 21.
Education minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy along with Celebration Committee chairman K. Keshava Rao and Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar participated in the flag distribution program at Maheshwaram near Hyderabad.
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