161 field functionaries of WCD Ministry invited as special guests to Independence Day ceremony
Aug 13, 2024
New Delhi [India], August 13 : As many as 161 field functionaries who are implementing different schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development have been invited as special guests at the 78th Independence Day Ceremony at the Red Fort.
These include women workers of Anganwadis, Sakhi One-Stop Centres, Sankalp: Hubs for Empowerment of Women, Child Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Units have been invited as special guests.
These workers have been invited in recognition of their efforts towards empowering women and children from across the country and ensuring last-mile delivery of essential services.
According to an official release from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in celebrating the 78th Independence Day from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2024."
"He will unfurl the national flag and deliver the customary address to the nation from the ramparts of the historic monument," it said.
The release said, "161 field functionaries from across the states, and union territory, who are implementing different schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, along with their spouses and companions' have been invited to be a part of the celebrations at Red Fort as special guests at the 78th Independence Day ceremony."
The invited field functionaries will be accompanied by 133 spouses and companions who will also be part of the ceremony.
The special guests, along with their spouses, and companions, will visit important destinations in New Delhi like the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, Kartavya Path and other important monuments on August 14, 2024.
A special interactive program of the Special Guests with the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur and the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development is being organized at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi tomorrow.
The special guests will be in New Delhi from August 13 to 16, 2024.