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75th Independence Day Celebrations: Central Panel Members Including Odisha CM To Hold First Meeting Tomorrow

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The high-level Central committee, constituted to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, will hold its first meeting on March 8.

According to a statement of the Union Ministry of Culture, the committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss modalities on preparatory activities for the celebrations. The committee comprising 259 members include Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and five other dignitaries from Odisha.

The other members from Odisha are Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, PM’s Principal Secretary Pramod Kumar Mishra and eminent sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo.

The celebrations are proposed to be launched 75 weeks prior to August 15, 2022, on March 12, 2021, which is the 91st anniversary of the historic Salt Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi. The committee will provide policy direction and guidelines for commemoration of the programmes at national and international levels.

Besides former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India, 28 chief ministers, union ministers, several governors and leaders of political parties, the committee includes Lata Mangeshkar, AR Rahman, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and veteran BJP leader LK Advani.

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