Punjab CM unveils logo for 400th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday virtually unveiled logo of the state-level 400th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday virtually unveiled the logo of the state-level 400th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, to be held now in a single phase in April-May 2021, on account of the Covid pandemic, instead of the two-phased celebration proposed earlier.
A Nagar Kirtan will be held on April 23, starting from Guru Teg Bahadur ji’s birth place at Guru Ka Mahal in Amritsar and arriving at Baba Bakala to mark the launch of the event.
Directing Tourism Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to prepare a proposal of works to be undertaken to commemorate the historic occasion, the Chief Minister said special development works should be undertaken in all the 103 rural and urban areas of the state associated with Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
He suggested allocation of Rs 40-50 lakh for each of the 80 villages and Rs 1 crore for development of the 23 urban areas in this respect. Captain Amarinder accepted the suggestion of Speaker and MLA KP Rana that separate development projects and funds should be earmarked for Anandpur Sahib and Kiratpur, the two towns associated with the great Guru.
He suggested submitting the same subsequently to the Government of India for funding, as a committee had been formed for the Guru Teg Bahadur celebrations under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. Finance Minister Manpreet Badal told the meeting that his department would arrange for requisite state level funding once the list of projects is finalized.