SRINAGAR: Khadi and Village Industries Commission Tuesday celebrated 150 Years of FATHER OF NATION Mahatma Gandhi Ji at its Training Centre namely Production – Cum-Marketing- Cum Training Centre (PMTC). Many programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Plantation drive and Painting Competition among school children was also held at PMTC, KVIC, Pampore.
In the beginning, a tribute was paid to FATHER OF NATION by Shri Ghulam Ahmad Najar who have been declared as Freedom Fighter by State Government in 1982, Shri Ab.. Hameed Bhat Secretary Kashmir Valley Khadi Institution, Mrs Yasmeena Akhter Spinner from last 20 years, Employees of PMTC and Sub Office, Trainees, School Children and many others.
On the Occasion, Shri Ghulam Ahmad Najar said that today is Gandhi Jayanti is one of the important national events of the Country celebrated every year osn 2nd of October, a birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. One of the employee of KVIC said that we have organized special programmes on this day to pay respect to our FATHER OF NATION.
He said that by celebrating the greatness of the Mahatma, we pledge to adopt his way of life and principles of empathy, humbleness, honesty and sincerity. Pertinently, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a campaign that was officially launched on 2 October in the year 2014 by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today completed its 3 years. Cleanliness drives under ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ marked the celebrations of birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Ji at PMTC, KVIC, Pampore.
Najar said that On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the whole nation is paying tribute to the Father of the Nation and organising cleanliness drives to promote ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ to make people aware about the advantages of cleanliness. Hygiene was extremely dear to the Mahatma and he had exhorted everyone to maintain clean surroundings.
Guests and Employees today pledged to keep its campus and neighborhood clean, as a part of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ initiative of the Government of India. Guests and officials then initiated the cleaning campaign of the campus area with brooms and by removing the weeds. Further, he said that a plantation drive was held at KVIC, Pampore with full enthusiasm. During the drive trainees planted saplings in the campus. Saplings were implanted by the Guests, students as well as the, Employees. In the end cash prize and trophies were distributed among the 1st, 2nd and 3rd position holders.