Centre Sets up 259-Member Committee to Commemorate 75 Years of India s Independence
Members of the panel, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, include CJI SA Bobde, former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, NSA Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers and almost all Union ministers and several governors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the Guard of Honour during the 74th Independence Day celebrations, at Red Fort in New Delhi, August 15 2020. Photo: PTI
Government06/Mar/2021
New Delhi: The government on Friday set up a 259-member high-level national committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.
The members of the panel include former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers, artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, A.R. Rahman, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, almost all Union ministers and several governors.