Independence Day guest list: Youth, farmers, women and poor in focus

From the Youth Affairs category, 600 have been invited, and 300 from the Women and Child Development category.

New Delhi | Updated: August 12, 2024 08:37 AM IST

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Farmers, youth, women and the poor — described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “four pillars of a developed India” during his first visit to Varanasi after being reelected for a third term in June — dominate the list of over 4,000 special guests that the Centre has drawn up for the Independence Day celebrations.

The special guests have been invited along with a family member each to the event at Red Fort. The guests have been divided into 11 categories, with 1,000 of them from the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare category. From the Youth Affairs category, 600 have been invited, and 300 from the Women and Child Development category.

Others are from Panchayati Raj and Rural Development (300 each); Tribal Affairs (350); School Education and Literacy and Border Roads Organisation/ Ministry of Defence (200 each); Health and Family Welfare and Sports (150 each). Also, there are 1,200 special guests from Niti Aayog category.

Invites to the special guests are sent by the departments concerned via the Ministry of Defence. “…150 elected women representatives, along with their families, are included. There’s a focus on youth, with 400 NSS volunteers under the Meri Maati Mera Desh scheme, 100 beneficiaries of MyBharat scheme, and students of PM Shri schools being on the list,” a source said.

About 150 students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools, 100 tribal artisans and Van Dhan Vikas Yojana members, and 50 tribal entrepreneurs are invited. “All the special guests will arrive in Delhi on August 14 and some of them are scheduled to visit the National War Memorial. They would call on some senior ministers during their stay in Delhi,” the source said.

The overall guest list is much higher, with at least 18,000 e-invitation cards having been issued for the 78th Independence Day celebrations.

Mahender Singh Manral

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