PM launches ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12 launched ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, the government’s initiative to mark 75 years of India's Independence in 2022.

‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ is a series of events organised by the government of India to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The Mahotsav will be celebrated as a ‘jan-utsav’ in the spirit of ‘jan-bhagidari’.  

The central government has constituted a committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to chalk out policies and planning of various events to be undertaken as part of the celebrations.

The curtain raiser activities began 75 weeks prior to August 15, 2022. 

Activities planned on March 12 under the theme India@75 included a cultural programme presenting the celebration of the indomitable spirit of the country. It included music, dance, recitation, reading of the Preamble (each line in a different language, representing the different regions of the country). 

The PM flagged off a padyatra (foot march) from Sabarmati Ashram to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi march.

The padyatra is being undertaken by 81 marchers from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi in Navsari, a journey of 386 km. The march will end after 25 days, on April 5.

Mahatma Gandhi began the Dandi Yatra on March 12, 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram as a  protest against the oppressive British taxes on salt, which played a vital role in the Independence movement.

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