GANGTOK, 01 Feb:
A three-day Public Information Campaign (PIC) on “Bharat Nirman” [centrally sponsored schemes underway in Sikkim], will be held at the Duga Block Administrative Centre in East district from 02 February onwards.
The programme is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Commerce & Industries Minister, Neeru Sewa, with the valedictory function to be presided by the chairman, Sikkim Industrial Development & Investment Corporation, Beg Bahadur Rai.
The campaign is being organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) along with the Directorate of Field Publicity, Song & Drama Division, Kolkata, Doordarshan and All India Radio, Gangtok.
This will be the fourth PIC of the year. PICs are intended to raise awareness on Bharat Nirman projects through the seminars and infotainment capsules in rural areas.
The three day campaign will focus on the various flagship programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development through the State government, which includes MGNREGA, PMGSY, NRWDP, Rural electrification, SSA and Mid Day Meal, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), Ayush & NRHM, Total Sanitation and Census 2011 in Sikkim and other centrally sponsored flagship programmes.
A free medical camp will also be organized by the Research Centre for Ayurveda, Tadong along with quiz, elocution, sit and draw competitions in parallel to it, it is informed.
