‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’ Yojana: MP becomes Partner of Manipur, Nagaland to strengthen cultural relations

NewsBharati    16-Nov-2017
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Bhopal, November 16: ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’ Yojana has been started with an objective to strengthen cultural relations of various parts of the country and to embolden the mutual connection between the people dwelling in different states. Under the Yojana, Madhya Pradesh has been made partner of Manipur and Nagaland.

The Higher Education Department of Madhya Pradesh has been made nodal department to implement the scheme. A team from Madhya Pradesh comprising of 8 members has also toured Manipur and Nagaland in this regard.

 

Madhya Pradesh will participate in Sangai Mahotsav being organized in Manipur from November 21 to 30.

Similarly, teams of Manipur and Nagaland will take part in Lok Rang and Bal Rang programmes to present their cultural programmes and to apprise people with their culture. Likewise, their one team will participate in the march past on the occasion of Republic Day- January 26 and Independence Day - August 15.

Moreover, translation work of Nagaland’s books has also been started in Madhya Pradesh to introduce people of the state with their activities and cultural heritage. Other activities are also being conducted in this regard.

The ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’ scheme has been started with the prime objective to celebrate the unity in diversity culture of the country and to embolden the sentimental bonds between the people of different states.

An announcement was made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding this scheme on Ekta Diwas on the occasion of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel’s anniversary on October 31, 2015.

Sentiments for National Unity will be strengthened and encouraged between the citizens of states and states governed by the union government by conducting various activities throughout the year under this campaign.

Under the scheme, sentiments of common identity will be encouraged by generating the feeling of unity in diversity through presentations of flourishing heritage, culture, traditions and rituals of the states.