Jammu and Kashmir is top of the table in the index list of States/UTs across India in organizing Azadika Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) events.
The participation level of J&K remained unparalleled and distinct as the UT organized the highest number of events in the country under AKAM. It has organized over 1.5 lakh events out of which 44,652 have been published by the Ministry of Culture, GoI till the 21st of this month.
As part of the celebration of AKAM the UT has also developed 75 heritage sites, 75 tourist villages, organized 75 Sufi festivals, engaged over 1 million youth in various cultural and sports activities, hoisted over 15 lakh Tricolours covering more than 66% of households, created more than 5100 youth clubs with a membership of around 1 lakh youth besides achieving dozens of other milestones.
The events of the culmination of more than yearlong celebrations under AKAM were started on the 12th of March last year to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence.
The local level programs shall be held between 9-15th of August including paying homage to the ‘Veers’ who had sacrificed their today for our tomorrow preferentially freedom fighters, defence personnel. As part of this initiative a ‘Shilaphalakam’ will be erected at each location paying tribute to the sacrifice and contribution of Veers followed by a flag hoisting ceremony and singing of the National Anthem.
‘MittiYatras’ from Panchayats would be taken to blocks where from it would be collected in an earthen urn for the forward journey to New Delhi by youth from each block for the construction of the National Memorial at Kartavya Path.
