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Chandigarh Jan. 27, 2021:- The patriotic fervour warmed up the cold winter morning in Chandigarh today as officers & officials of Chandigarh Administration, citizens of Chandigarh enthusiastically gathered at Parade Ground, sector-17, Chandigarh to celebrate Republic Day 2021. Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T Chandigarh was the chief guest of the occasion. The Adviser to the Administrator first laid a wreath at the War Memorial at Bougainvillea Garden, in memory of all members of the armed forces who gave up their life for the country. From there, Manoj Parida reached the main venue of the Republic Day function, where he unfurled the National Flag and inspected the Guard of Honour. This was followed by a March Past by various contingents of Police participating in the Republic Day Parade.
Manoj Parida then addressed the audience with Republic Day wishes and highlighting the latest initiatives and achievements of Chandigarh Administration namely set up of ten vaccination centres and administered vaccines on the priority basis to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers in the first phase, Chandigarh being first among all the States/UTs in the Country to implement the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) Scheme and in a record period of 8 weeks allotted 1703 flats to beneficiaries thereby meeting the target by 80%, launch of Pashu Kisan Credit Card Scheme"-562 beneficiaries have been identified , Construction of four new Government school buildings which will be made functional from the next academic session 2021-22, Public Bike-Sharing project initiated, work of augmentation of water storage capacity in water works Sector – 39 has commenced, A New (24 hours operational) Petrol Pump has been set up at Raipur Kalan, Phase-III, Industrial Area in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation.New projects like Mother & Child Care Centre at Sector-32, CTU Bus Depot-cum-Workshop in Raipur Kalan, Research Scholar Hostel at Punjab Engineering College, Subway between PGI and Punjab University, are coming up soon in his speech.
After this, the Chief Guest gave commendation certificates to 24 awardees who have rendered their outstanding services in the field of Public Service, Art and Culture, Sports and Social Services. Along with this, 10 Police personnel were also conferred Administrator's Police Medal for their distinguished and meritorious services and 2 Police personnel also awarded with President Medal. The Adviser to the Administrator also met the Freedom Fighters who were present at the Parade Ground to witness the Republic Day 2021 celebrations.
This was followed by a vibrant parade comprising tableaux from different departments emphasizing on social messages and development. The Chief Guest awarded Civil Defence and Red Indian Cross Society(Theme-Covod-19 Activities Disaster Management & Dead Body Management) bagged first position , School Education Department(Theme-COVID-19) came second and Govt. College of Art(Theme-Inspired by Nature, Aspiring for Future) got the third place .
Further, The Chief Guest awarded the best contingents of the Parade. The C.R.P.F received the overall best award in the parade. In Military Force and Police category, the first prize was bagged by C.R.P.F., whereas Chandigarh Police FEMALE- 1 got second position and Punjab Police Armed came third. In NCC contingents, Army, Naval , Airforce bagged the first place.
The celebrations in the honour of the date when the Constitution of India came into effect concluded with the National Anthem. Among others present during the function were Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Home Secretary, Sanjay Beniwal, DGP, Chandigarh Police, Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Kamal Kishore Yadav, Municipal Commissioner, Chandigarh, and other senior officials of Chandigarh Administration and Police along with the residents of the city beautiful.
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