Lucknow: On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (CM Yogi), the Culture Department has started preparing for a grand event on the upcoming Navratri festival. Various cultural events will be held in all the Devi temples and Shaktipeeths across the state.
A special campaign “Mission Shakti” is being run in the state for the safety, respect and self-reliance of women and girls. In this sequence, many cultural programs have been proposed in the state by the Culture Department with the participation of women and girls.
Committee will be formed at district, tehsil and block level
According to Mukesh Meshram, Principal Secretary of the Culture Department, in the upcoming Sharadiya Navratri (Navratri) from October 3 to October 12, while ensuring the participation of women and girls in the Devi temples and Shaktipeeths of the state, there will be extensive publicity of the laws implemented by the government for women’s safety. Apart from this, on the occasion of Ashtami and Navami, Ramayan recitation will be organized in major Shaktipeeth temples by connecting the general public with the widespread promotion of social values and national values. For this event, like last year, the program will be conducted by forming district level, tehsil level and development block level committee in each district.
Local public participation will be done in accordance with Mission Shakti
He told that all the District Magistrates of the state will select local folk artists, Bhajan Mandalis, Kirtan Mandalis in the selected Devi temples, Shaktipeeths in their district by a committee formed under their chairmanship, which will be coordinated by the Culture Department and the Information and Public Relations Department.
All the programs will be organized with local public participation in accordance with “Mission Shakti”. Local artists can be selected from the e-directory of the Culture Department.
All necessary arrangements should be made
Principal Secretary Mukesh Meshram has directed all the District Magistrates that the arrangements for cleanliness, drinking water, security, sound, light and carpeting etc. at the venue of every cultural program should be ensured by the district administration in time and the event should be ensured by obtaining No Objection Certificate at the competent level at all the venues.
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Apart from this, while selecting important Devi temples and Shaktipeeths, the address of the respective event venue, photo, GPS location and contact number of the manager, name, address and mobile number of the artists should be sent to the Culture Department. For the successful implementation of the program, Assistant Director of Culture Department Reenu Rangbharati has been nominated as the nodal officer.
