The 3rd State-level committee meeting for New India @75 -Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav was held on the 3rd of June, 2022 under the chairmanship of Amardeep S. Bhatia, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland and Chairman NSACS.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the department of DIPR, Social Welfare, All India Radio Kohima (AIR), Doordarshan Kendra Kohima (DDK), Higher Education, Technical Education, NBSE, SCERT, Youth Resources and Sports and PIB Kohima.
The meeting was chaired by Amardeep S. Bhatia, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland, and Chairman NSACS.
The meeting was held to highlight the achievements of New India @75- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav conducted in 8 high HIV prevalent districts namely; Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung, Noklak, Phek, Peren, Tuensang, and Kiphire in a three-phased manner on three themes namely; HIV, TB and Blood donation. The District Level Committees were set up under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner in each identified district to carry out the activities.
The presentation on the overall achievements was given by Thejangunuo Theunuo, Deputy Director (IEC), NSACS. During the presentation, it was highlighted that the campaign was carried out from August 2021 to March 2022 in the 75 identified schools and 75 identified colleges/institutes/Hr. Sec. Schools (the 75 number each in consonance with the 75 years of India's independence) in the identified districts. Through the awareness program, a total of 16,264 students (Youth and adolescents) were reached. During the various competitions that were conducted (Paint your thought, Voice your thought, publicize your thought, Film your thought, etc), a total of 1,212 students took part and 479 students were declared winners. The publicity of the campaign was supported by DDK, AIR, PIB, and DIPR.
Metevinuo Sakhrie, Joint Director (IEC), NSACS thanked each district level committee headed by the Deputy Commissioners for proactively carrying out the activities in its district and accomplishing the campaign of New India@75. She also thanked the members present for their support and coordination.
The concept of the campaign is an initiative of the Government of India to commemorate 75 years of India's Independence.
(DIPR)
