Bishnupur: Deputy Commissioner Bishnupur, Lourembam Bikram Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the preparedness for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the aegis Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav which will be held from August 13-15.
Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that the District Administration had received the flags for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and that these will be distributed to the households of the district. He stressed that for successful conduct of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign the main task of the District Administration is ensuring timely distribution of flags to the people.
Attended by the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, SDOs, BDOs, Pradhans, Chairpersons of Municipal Councils, District Level Officers, college Principals the meeting discussed the strategies to be taken up to ensure successful conduct of Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in the district. The DC Bishnupur urged all the attendees for cooperation and support to make the campaign a grand success.
Lourembam Bikram said that the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is to encourage people to hoist the National Flag to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people.
He said that the Flag Code of India 2002 had also been amended vide Order dated July 19, 2022 “where the Flag is displayed in open or displayed on the house of a member of the public, it may be flown day and night;”.
Later the DC handed over the National flags to the officials concerned for further distribution to the households, offices and local clubs in the district.
He also wished for the officials present and all people of Bishnupur District to join in the campaign by participating in the Selfie with the flagon social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and by changing DP to Indian flag on social media handles.
