Lok Sabha Question No. 964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Setting up of National Committee to Commemorate Birth Anniversary of Netaji
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nisith Pramanik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## SETTING UP OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMMEMORATE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF NETAJI

964. SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMRESHWARA NAIK: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

## WILL the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has set up a National Committee to commemorate the 125 th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether the National Implementation Committee has approved proposals  for programmes/projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including funds sanctioned for programmes/projects;  and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (I/C) for Culture & Tourism (Shri Prahlad Singh Patel)

- (a) Yes Sir, Government has set up a High Level Committee to commemorate the 125 th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
- (b) Government  has  set  up  a  85  member  High  Level  Committee  under  the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Prime Minister for commemorating the 125 th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in befitting manner at national and international level. A copy of Gazette Notification issued on 8 January 2021 is enclosed.
- (c) ; (d) and (e):    In  the  very  first  meeting  of  National  Implementation  Committee held on 25 November, 2020, a presentation was made to the NIC regarding the themes and activities proposed on 75 years of independence by the Committee of Secretaries constituted for this purpose. Commemoration of 125 th anniversary of Netaji was part of the proposed commemorations. NIC asked Ministries to dedicate/launch projects during commemoration  and  to  communicate  their  action  plans.  Meanwhile,  a  preparatory meeting  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Culture  Minister  was  held  on  15 th December 2020 to discuss modalities for celebration of 125 th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose beginning from 23 rd January, 2021. The decisions/ suggestions given during preparatory meeting are to be placed before the NIC for consideration as and when next meeting of NIC takes place. In the meantime, the following projects and programs were organized by Ministry of Culture on 23 rd January,  2021, to launch the commemoration (Annexure).'

## ANNEXURE

Activities undertaken at the inaugural  event  of  commemoration  of  125 th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd January, 2021 at Kolkata:

1.  (A) Victoria Memorial Hall & Museum:
2.  Cultural program (based on INA songs/songs associated with Netaji)
3.  Exhibition on Netaji
4.  Projection mapping (Sound & Light show on Netaji)
5.  Book release
6.  Release of commemorative stamps

(B) Belvedere (National Library)

-  International conference on Netaji
-  4 day artists'camp
2.  Cultural program at Cuttack, (Netaji's birth place) on 23rd January, 2021 by South Zone Cultural Centre
3.  Exhibition on Nand Lal Bose's iconic 'Haripura Panels'at Haripura near Surat on 23rd January, 2021 (where Netaji was first nominated as Congress president).
4.  Declaration of 23rd January as Parakram Diwas. Gazette Notification for this published on 19 th January 2021.

## The Gazette of India

## CG-DL-E-09012021-224300 EXTRAODINAY PART-1- Section-1

## PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No.9]

NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY8, 2021/PAUSHA 18,1942

Ministry of Culture (Special Cell) Notification

New Delhi the 8 th January, 2021

F.No.  21037/1/2020  -Special  Cell:  To  commemorate  the 125th Birth  Anniversary  of Netaji Subhas  Chandra Bose, the Competent Authority has approved  the constitution of a  High Level Committee. The composition of the High Level Committee is as under:-

| S. No.   | Name                      | Designation                                                                                                              |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chairman | Chairman                  | Chairman                                                                                                                 |
| 1.       | Shri Narendra Modi        | Prime Minister of India                                                                                                  |
| Members  | Members                   | Members                                                                                                                  |
| 2.       | Shri Amit Shah            | Minister of Home Affairs                                                                                                 |
| 3.       | Shri Rajnath Singh        | Minister of Defence                                                                                                      |
| 4.       | Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman    | Minister of Finance                                                                                                      |
| 5.       | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Food Processing Industries                 |
| 6.       | Ms. Smriti Irani          | Minister of Woman and Child Development and Textiles                                                                     |
| 7.       | Shri Prakash Javadekar    | Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| 8.       | Shri Jitendra Singh       | MoS(IC) DONER, Prime Minister's Office                                                                                   |
| 9.       | Shri Prahlad Singh Patel  | Minister of State(IC)- Culture & Tourism                                                                                 |
| 10.      | Shri Babul Supriyo        | Minister of State- Environment, Forest and Climate Change                                                                |
| 11.      | Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri    | Minister of State - Woman and Child Development                                                                          |
| 12.      | Shri H D Deve Gowda       | Former Prime Minister of India                                                                                           |
| 13.      | Shri Manmohan Singh       | Former Prime Minister of India                                                                                           |
| 14.      | Shri Om Birla             | Speaker, Lok Sabha                                                                                                       |
| 15.      | Shri Harivansh            | Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha                                                                                           |
| 16.      | Shri Manohar Joshi        | Former Speaker of Lok Sabha                                                                                              |
| 17.      | Shri Shivraj Patil        | Former Speaker of Lok Sabha                                                                                              |

|   18. | Ms. Meira Kumar              | Former Speaker of Lok Sabha                      |
|-------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|    19 | Ms. Sumitra Mahajan          | Former Speaker of Lok Sabha                      |
|    20 | Shir Jagdeep Dhankar         | Governor- West Bengal                            |
|    21 | Ms. Najma Heptullah          | Governor- Manipur                                |
|    22 | Admiral (Retd.) D.K.Joshi    | Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
|    23 | Shri Naveen Patnaik          | Chief Minister, Odisha                           |
|    24 | Ms. Mamata Banerjee          | Chief Minister, West Bengal                      |
|    25 | Shri Neiphui Rio             | Chief Minister, Nagaland                         |
|    26 | Shri N. Biren Singh          | Chief Minister, Manipur                          |
|    27 | Shri Zoramthanga             | Chief Minister, Mizoram                          |
|    28 | Shri Biplab Kumar Deb        | Chief Minister, Tripura                          |
|    29 | Dr. Conrad Kongkal Sangma    | Chief Minister, Meghalaya                        |
|    30 | Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Former Chief Minister, West Bengal               |
|    31 | Sh Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury    | Member of Parliament                             |
|    32 | Sh Ghulam Nabi Azad          | Member of Parliament                             |
|    33 | Shri Sharad Pawar            | Member of Parliament                             |
|    34 | Shri Sudip Bandhyopadhyay    | Member of Parliament                             |
|    35 | Shri Bhartru Hari Mahatab    | Member of Parliament                             |
|    36 | Shri Satyabrata Mookerjee    | Former Member of Parliament                      |
|    37 | Shri Swapan Dasgupta         | Member of Parliament                             |
|    38 | Ms. Roopa Ganguly            | Member of Parliament                             |
|    39 | Shri Raju Bista              | Member of Parliament                             |
|    40 | Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar    | Member of Parliament                             |
|    41 | Shri Suvendu Adhikari        | Member of Legislative Assembly,WB                |
|    42 | Shri Sunil Mondol            | Member of Parliament                             |
|    43 | Shri Jagannath Sarkar        | Member of Parliament                             |
|    44 | Shri Jayanta Kumar Roy       | Member of Parliament                             |
|    45 | Shri Khan Saumitra           | Member of Parliament                             |
|    46 | Shri Khagen Murmu            | Member of Parliament                             |
|    47 | Shri Dilip Ghosh             | Member of Parliament                             |
|    48 | Shri Jyotirmay Singh Mahato  | Member of Parliament                             |
|    49 | Shri P.K.Mishra              | Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister        |
|    50 | Shri Rajiv Gauba             | Cabinet Secretary                                |
|    51 | Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla       | Home Secretary                                   |
|    52 | Shri Raghvendra Singh        | Secretary-Culture : Convenor                     |
|    53 | Shri Amit Khare              | Secretary- Information & Broadcasting            |
|    54 | Shri Rajubhai Chaudhary      | Sarpanch, Haripura, Badoli, Surat                |
|    55 | Ms. Rama Khandwala           | INA -Freedom Fighter                             |

|   56. | Ms Lakshmi Krishnan                  | INA -Freedom Fighter                                                      |
|-------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    57 | Ms. Asha Sahai                       | INA -Freedom Fighter                                                      |
|    58 | Shri John Lobo                       | INA -Freedom Fighter                                                      |
|    59 | Shri Ishwarlal Singh                 | INA -Freedom Fighter                                                      |
|    60 | Ms. Anita Bose                       | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter                                     |
|    61 | Shri Ardhendu Bose                   | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's nephew                                       |
|    62 | Shri Chandra Kumar Bose              | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew                                 |
|    63 | Ms. Renuka Malaker                   | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand niece                                  |
|    64 | Brig(Rtd) R.S. Chhikara              | Chairman - Netaji Subhas Bose INA Trust                                   |
|    65 | Major General(Rtd.) G.D. Bakshi      | Trustee- Netaji Subhash Bose INA Trust                                    |
|    66 | Shri J. S. Rajput                    | Trustee- Netaji Subhas Bose INA Trust                                     |
|    67 | Shri Kapil Kumar                     | Trustee- Netaji Subhas Bose INA Trust                                     |
|    68 | Ms. Purabi Roy                       | Historian, Author & Researcher                                            |
|    69 | Ms. Vera Hildebrand                  | Historian, Author & Researcher                                            |
|    70 | Shri Vekho Swuro                     | Chairman- Netaji S C Bose Memorial Development Society (NSCBDS), Nagaland |
|    71 | Md Ashraful Islam                    | Founder Chair-Int'l Center for Netaji Subhas Ideology                     |
|    72 | Shri S. Premanand Sharma             | Convenor- Indo-Japan Foundation                                           |
|    73 | Shri Ravi Kasliwal                   | Chairman-Clinical & Preventive Cardiology, Medanta Hospital               |
|    74 | Shri A. R. Rahman                    | Music Director & Singer                                                   |
|    75 | Shri Kanchan Gupta                   | Journalist                                                                |
|    76 | Shri Anirban Ganguli                 | Author and Academic                                                       |
|    77 | Shri Sourav Ganguly                  | Former Indian Cricket Captain                                             |
|    78 | Shri Subrata Bhattacharya            | Former Indian Football Member                                             |
|    79 | General (Rtd.) Shankar Roy Chaudhary | Former Chief of Army Staff                                                |
|    80 | Shri Arup Raha                       | Former Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force                               |
|    81 | Shri Bidyut Chakravarty              | Vice Chancellor, Viswa Bharati University                                 |
|    82 | Swami Suvirananda                    | General Secretary - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission              |
|    83 | Shri Mithun Chakraborty              | Actor                                                                     |
|    84 | Shri Kaushik Ganguli                 | Film Maker                                                                |
|    85 | Ms. Kajol                            | Actress                                                                   |

## The mandate of the National Level Committee will be as under:

- i. Approve policies / plans, programmes and supervise and guide the Commemoration  of  the  125 th Birth  Anniversary  of  Netaji  Subhas  Chandra Bose including preparatory activities.
- ii. Decide  on  the  broad  dates  for  the  detailed  programme  of  Celebration.  The recommendations of  the  Committee  will  be  considered  by  the  Government  for implementation, subject to extant Rules, instructions and practices.