Bhubaneswar:9/9/17: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated five-day-long Exhibition-cum-Seminar on ‘New India- We resolve to make’ to commemorate the 75 years of Quit India Movement and forthcoming 75 years of Independence in 2022.
This exhibition-cum-seminar has been organised by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in association with Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) and Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP).
Mr Pradhan was received by Mr A K Jha, Chairman & Managing Director, MCL, along with Mr JP Singh, Director (Technical/Operations), Mr L N Mishra, Director (Personnel), Mr OP Singh, Director Technical/Projects & Planning), Mr R. C. Mohanty, Deputy Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.
The Minister, who visited the exhibition depicting various historical events between 1857 to 1947, appreciated the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, MCL and DAVP for organising this exhibition-cum-seminar “New India- We Resolve to Make”, a vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister.
Union Minister also administered six pledges on vision New India. He also felicitated young chess wizard Ms Saina Salonika and women weightlifters of Odisha Ms. Jhilli Dalabehara and Ms. Sneha Soren.
The exhibition-cum-seminar, which begins from today, will open at 11:00 hrs every day with talk shows by experts on various subjects and cultural programme by Song & Drama Division, Bhubaneswar, (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) in the afternoon 1600 hrs to 1930 hrs.