KATRA, October 2 0
Ms. Ranjana Dev Sarmah, Additional Director General (ADG-HQ), Central Bureau of
Communication (CBC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday visited the
Multimedia Exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Katra. The exhibition underway at
Govt. Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Katra is being organized by CBC's Regional
Office, Jammu during the annual Navratra festival. The 8-day long multimedia exhibition
showcases the freedom struggle of India by means of chronologically arranged photo exhibits
as well as audio-visual media. Apart from this special section in the exhibition has been
dedicated to 8 Years of Seva, Sushasan, Garib Kalyan wherein the achievements of the
government across various sectors in the last 8 years including in Jammu & Kashmir, have
been highlighted. A separate corner for Azadi Quest – recently launched online educational
video games and Swaraj – a 75 episodic mega serial portraying stories of unsung heroes of
India's freedom struggle is also part of the exhibition display.
Ms. Ranjana Dev Sarmah was accompanied by Sh. Rajinder Chaudhry, ADG, Northern
Region, Sh. Navneet Singh, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Katra and Sh. Ghulam Abass, Joint Director, CBC Jammu. The
officers paid rich tributes to the Father of Nation – Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
Tributes were also paid to former Prime Minister Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth
anniversary as well.
In her presidential address, Ms. Ranjana Dev Sarmah outlined the information that CBC
intends to send across through the exhibition and other outreach programmes currently
underway at Katra. She urged the people to visit the multimedia exhibition to know about
India's glorious past and the progress our nation is making at present. She exhorted the youth
especially students to visit the dedicated corners for Azadi Quest and Swaraj and download
the video games for an insight into the freedom struggle of India.
Speaking on the Occasion, ADG Northern Region, Sh. Rajinder Chaudhry said that the aim
of the multimedia exhibition is to generate awareness among the masses regarding the
various initiatives & welfare programmes of Government of India. It is an effort to
familiarize people with the objectives and vision behind Amrit Mahotsav and how people can
be a part of the campaign.
Joint Director, CBC, Jammu, Sh. Ghulam Abass while welcoming the guests gave a detailed
overview of the functioning, structure and working of CBC, in the twin UTs of Jammu &
Kashmir and Ladakh.
