Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ and flag off Padyatra from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad in Gujarat tomorrow to mark 75 years of India’s Independence. The Mahotsav is a series of events to be organised by the Government to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence. It will be celebrated as a Jan-Utsav in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari. The curtain raiser activities are beginning from tomorrow, 75 weeks prior to 15th August 2022.
Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel will lead the Padyatra from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad tomorrow on the beginning of the glorious Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav.
It was on 12th March, 1930 that Gandhiji began the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram against the Salt Laws along with 81 padyatris. During the Padyatra, the Culture Minister will stay overnight with the Padyatris at the place of night halt and the Padyatra will start from the same place the next day.
Prime Minister Modi will also launch various other cultural and digital initiatives for the India@75 celebrations and will also address the gathering at Sabarmati Ashram. A National Implementation Committee headed by the Home Minister has been constituted to chalk out policies and planning of various events to be undertaken under the Commemoration.
State and Union Territories Governments are also organizing programs all over India from tomorrow. In addition to these programs, the Archaeological Survey of India and Zonal Cultural Centres under the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Youth Affairs and TRIFED have planned various activities to mark the occasion.
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