Special campaign from September 17 on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years of service-resolve, 12 programs will also be held in West Burdwan
Asansol: A special service-resolve campaign will be run across the country from September 17 to October 17 with the objective of taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years of public life, service, sacrifice, and penance—from Chief Minister to Prime Minister—to every household. Keeping Durga Puja in mind in West Bengal, an effort is being made to complete most of the programs of this campaign by October 9 or 10. Under the campaign, 13 major programs will be organized nationwide and 12 in West Bengal. The detailed outline of the campaign was presented in a press conference held in Asansol, and information regarding various programs concerning the Prime Minister's 25-year tenure and the resolve for a developed India was shared.
Explaining the outline of the campaign, Vidyasagar Chattopadhyay, former president of Purulia district, current state committee member, and in-charge of the service-resolve campaign, said that on October 7, 2001, Narendra Modi started his service journey as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. After shouldering the responsibility as Chief Minister for about 13 years, he became the Prime Minister of the country. On the occasion of the completion of 25 years of his public life, through this campaign, an effort will be made to reach out to people with his works, thoughts, and the goal of a developed India set for the country.
He informed that the campaign will start on September 17, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, with the 'Deep of Blessings' program. Lamps will be lit in every village of West Bengal along with the entire country at 7 pm. A target of lighting about 1.5 crore lamps has been set in West Bengal. The program will begin by lighting one lakh lamps on the banks of the Ganges. Following this, ministers, MLAs, and party workers will light lamps in temples, party offices, and other prominent places in their respective areas to seek the public's blessings for the Prime Minister.
Speakers said that crores of people in the country have received the benefits of some or other central government scheme. Beneficiaries of rations, COVID vaccination, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Anganwadi, and other schemes have been appealed to join the campaign and express their blessings for the Prime Minister.
School children will be engaged under the second major program of the campaign, 'India of Dreams'. Painting and speech competitions will be organized in secondary and higher secondary level schools. Children will have to express how they envision India and a developed Bengal in 2047. Separate categories will be made for students of classes 5 to 7 and classes 8 to 12. Participants selected at the school level will participate in district, state, and then central level competitions. Students who perform better will be given certificates and prizes.
Speakers said that not only adults, but children should also have knowledge about the development of the country and society. With this objective, children will be informed through comics about the works being done by the government in their villages, neighborhoods, wards, and state, and the facilities available to them. Along with honoring young children and their mothers at Anganwadi centers, there will also be awareness programs on topics related to children's nutrition and healthy development.
During the campaign, the Prime Minister's 25 years of work will be presented to the people through street plays and rallies. Rallies will start from various areas and culminate in a program upon reaching a central location. There, people will be informed about the central and state government schemes and developmental works through distinguished speakers.
'Vadnagar-Varanasi Service Journey' will also be part of the campaign. Water will be collected from various holy places of Varanasi and taken to Vadnagar. There, 'Abhishek' of Mahadev will be performed, and prayers will be offered for India's prosperity and glory. About 50 youths from West Bengal will also join this journey and go to Varanasi to participate in the scheduled program through bikes.
Under 'Service Mahayagya', 25 types of service works will be carried out. These include blood donation camps, health camps, providing notebooks and pens to children, cleanliness campaigns, and various public service works. Every worker and ordinary citizen will be inspired to join them. Speakers said that bringing about a change in people's lives through service and taking the Prime Minister's spirit of service to society is the core objective of this program.
Under the 'Service Setu Campaign', three-day camps will be organized. Through this, an effort will be made to establish direct contact between the public and the government. Service centers will be set up in various block offices where government officials will be present. Party workers will convey the problems of the general public to the officials and try to get them resolved immediately.
Under the 'Service Color' program, an 'Alpana' (traditional floor art) competition will be organized. Alpana will be drawn at various prominent places on subjects related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portrait, the lotus symbol, the map of India, and the country's culture and development. Better Alpanas will be selected, and participants will be rewarded. Speakers said that Alpana is a part of Indian culture and tradition, and an effort is being made to bring this art forward in a new form.
Through the 'Service India Innovation Challenge', there is a plan to bring forward hidden talents in rural and remote areas. New and useful innovations will be invited from students and youths of schools, colleges, and various institutions. These innovations will be selected with the help of government officials, experts, and workers, and efforts will be made to promote useful inventions.
Speakers mentioned innovations like preparing clothes from plastic recycling and using plastic in road construction. Applications for such innovations will also be invited from youths and startups of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. A grand program is proposed to be organized on October 9 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, where those with better innovations will be honored.
Under the campaign, real-life stories of beneficiaries of government schemes will be brought forward through 'Gatha' and 'My Story'. Documentaries will be prepared on the changes brought into the lives of families who received assistance in treating serious illnesses through Ayushman Bharat, families who got houses through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and beneficiaries of other schemes.
Beneficiaries will be able to share their stories by making videos from their mobile phones on the 'My Government India' portal. Better stories received from across the country will be selected, and videos will be prepared on them through a professional team. In addition, various social media influencers and content creators will also be associated with the campaign. They will create content on the real stories of beneficiaries and the schemes of the central and state governments.
On this occasion, Dr. Ajay Poddar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's service journey started on October 7, 2001, and now it is completing 25 years. He said that Narendra Modi did not consider governance merely as a medium to gain power and prestige, but worked as service to bring the poor, underprivileged, exploited, and afflicted into the mainstream of society.
Referring to Narendra Modi's tenure as Chief Minister in Gujarat, he cited works like supplying electricity, roads, and Narmada river water to various regions including Kutch, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Sabarmati Riverfront as examples of his developmental vision. He said that an effort will be made to take forward a similar developmental vision in West Bengal as well. Work towards bringing Kolkata on par with developed cities like Delhi and Mumbai in the coming years was also mentioned.
Dr. Rajiv said that food grains are being provided to crores of people under Antyodaya. It was claimed that more than four crore families have been provided houses through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, more than 12 crore household toilets have been built under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and LPG connections have been given to more than 10 crore families through the Ujjwala Yojana. He also mentioned schemes like Jal Jeevan Mission, Ayushman Bharat, Jan Dhan Yojana, Digital India, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Crop Insurance, Irrigation, Skill India, Startup India, and Mudra Yojana.
He said that India is moving forward rapidly in various sectors including digital technology, defense, railways, agriculture, education, and green energy. Works being done in the direction of electrification and doubling in railways along with new trains, bullet trains, and hydrogen trains were mentioned. The achievements of Indian scientists and India's progress in the field of green energy were also discussed.
On questions asked regarding river and water management, speakers said that Jharkhand's water plays an important role in the irrigation system through dams like Maithon and Panchet, and Durgapur Barrage. Complete human control over natural rainfall is not possible. If it rains many times more than normal in a day, its effects have to be faced. Dams also have their own capacity and limits. Water management has to be taken forward keeping natural circumstances in mind.
Keeping Durga Puja in view in West Bengal, Dr. Rajiv said that it will be difficult to hold large programs after October 10. Therefore, an effort is being made to complete all major programs of the campaign in the state by October 9, and a request has also been made to the Centre for this.
In her concluding statement, Minister Agnimitra Paul said that an effort will be made to connect every citizen of Asansol district in this one-month campaign starting from September 17. She said that on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17 at 7 pm, every family should light a lamp in front of their house and bless him. She said that the benefits of central government schemes have reached almost every family in one form or another. Common people have got benefits ranging from rations to COVID vaccination, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and Anganwadi facilities.
Agnimitra Paul said that during COVID, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handled the country and also played a role in providing medicines and vaccines to many other countries. She said that at a time when India was at the 11th position in the field of economy, today it is moving forward to become the third largest economy. She said that regarding these achievements, not only BJP workers but also ordinary citizens should participate in this campaign.
She said that through competitions held in schools, children will get an opportunity to think about India and Bengal in 2047. Not only painting, but speech competitions will also be held. Children who perform better will be given certificates and honors. She said that children should also have information about what works are being done by the government in their villages, neighborhoods, and assembly constituencies.
Agnimitra Paul said that stories of people getting benefits from health schemes like Ayushman Bharat will also be brought forward. Giving an example, she said that if a person has treated a serious illness of their father, mother, or any family member with the help of Ayushman Bharat, if a family has got a house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, or if life has changed from any other government scheme, such real-life stories will be brought forward.
She said that through the 'My Government India' portal, people can make videos from their mobiles and share their stories. Better stories out of thousands received from across the country will be selected and reached out to people through a professional team. The role of social media influencers will also be important in this.
Mrs. Paul said that out of the 25 service works told under the Service Mahayagya, every worker and organization should do at least two works in their area. These include river cleaning, women's health check-up, adopting a village and doing service work, yoga programs, cleanliness campaigns, and many other works. These works will also be shared through social media so that the message of service reaches as many people as possible.
She informed that on October 9, a grand program will be held involving talented children and youths from Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. Youths and startups making clothes from plastic, making road construction materials from plastic, and doing other innovative experiments will be included in this. There is a plan to honor those with better innovations in the program to be held at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.
Agnimitra Paul, giving information about the final phase of the campaign 'Jansevak Mahakumbh—Panchayat to Parliament', said that public representatives from panchayat to parliament will be connected in it. MPs, MLAs, panchayat representatives, councillors, and other public representatives will participate in it. In programs to be held at various places in the country, public representatives will discuss the development plans of their areas and consider future strategies to make India a developed nation and Bengal a developed state by 2047.
She said that if the dream of a developed India and developed Bengal is to be fulfilled in 2047, planning for it must be done from now on. With this objective, this campaign is being run across West Bengal by taking the administration, organization, and general public together. She appealed to every citizen of Asansol district to participate in the programs and light a lamp in front of their house on September 17 at 7 pm to bless Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Abhayankar Paul said that the objective of this entire campaign is not just to do political programs, but to take forward the development of society and the country through service. For BJP, service is duty and service is religion, and with this spirit, an effort will be made to reach out to the people.
Present at the program were West Burdwan District President Devtanu Bhattacharya, District Committee General Secretary Apurba Hazra, Sampa Rai, Raniganj MLA Madan Choubey, Parth Ghosh, Minister Agnimitra Paul, and other office bearers, public representatives, and workers of the organization.
