Bareilly: Colourful and thematic rangolis were created at the Bareilly Collectorate and across several development blocks under the theme ‘Seva Ke Rang Rashtra Ke Sang’ as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan being organised from September 17 to October 17, 2026.
The campaign aims to highlight public welfare initiatives undertaken during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life and encourage citizens to participate in the collective national vision of Viksit Bharat-2047.
The rangolis creatively depicted government welfare schemes, national symbols, India’s cultural diversity and the vision of a developed nation. The grand artwork at the Collectorate was viewed by Uttar Pradesh Forest and Environment Minister Arun Kumar, Bareilly MP Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar, Cantt MLA Sanjeev Agarwal, MLC Bahoran Lal Maurya, District Panchayat Chairperson Rashmi Patel and BJP district and city office-bearers, along with District Magistrate Avinash Singh, Chief Development Officer Devyani and Basic Education Officer Dr Vineeta, among other officials and residents.
The public representatives and officials appreciated the teachers who created the rangolis. Artists involved in the work included Durga Prasad, Gaurav Sharma, Alpana Gupta, Kiran Rana, Meena Kumari, Sarika Saxena and Bharat Saxena. The designs featured distinctive motifs representing different Indian states, along with landmarks associated with Bareilly, including Jhumka Tiraha and the Clock Tower.
Rangoli celebrations were also organised in several development blocks, including Bithri Chainpur, Fatehganj West, Mirganj, Bhuta, Shergarh, Alampur Jafarabad, Baheri, Kyara and Faridpur. In Bithri Chainpur, teachers from the Basic Education Department created a rangoli showcasing the country’s diversity. Block Pramukh representative and advocate Harendra Patel, office staff, assistant development officers and women from self-help groups attended the programme.
In Fatehganj West and Mirganj, the rangoli events were visited by Mirganj MLA D.C. Verma and the respective block pramukhs.
At Bhuta, BJP Aonla district president Adesh Pratap Singh inspected the rangoli and visited stalls at the service camp to learn about various welfare schemes. The programme also included traditional ceremonies marking the celebration of pregnancy and the introduction of solid food to infants. Sanction letters for government schemes were distributed to eligible beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, service camps under the ‘Seva Setu Abhiyan – Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ initiative were organised in Majhgawan, Bhadpura, Shergarh, Fatehganj West, Baheri, Bhuta, Faridpur and Damkhoda blocks. The camps provided rural residents with information about government welfare schemes and services, while officials took steps to facilitate benefits for eligible applicants.
Through the rangoli celebrations and service camps, the district administration sought to promote the messages of public service, good governance, public welfare, national unity in diversity and the shared resolve to build a developed India by 2047.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly
