The National Committee
constituted to draw programmes for celebration of birth centenary
of Chaudhary Charan Singh has proposed a national foundation on
the lines of industrial associations to take up farmer issues
and suggests solution and policy inputs. The committee had its
first meeting here today under the chairmanship of Vice President,
Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and decided that 3-sub committee
for each of the following will be formed for chalking out the
programmes:
- Establishment of a foundation
which would work for the cause of the farmers and as a think
tank for the existing as well as future problems relating to
the farm sector and provide inputs for policy formulation.
- For dissemination of the philosophy
and message of Chaudhary Charan Singh espoused by him in his
life time through Kisan Sammelans, seminars and other appropriate
ways.
- For creation of durable assets
and drawing up concrete programmes for implementation in the
field to commemorate Chaudhary Charan Singh’s memory.
It was decided to
take immediate steps for the creation of foundation and setting
up the sub-committees.
The National committee
recalled the contribution made by Chaudhary Charan Singh to the
cause of farmers. Shri Jagmohan, Minister of Tourism and Culture,
Shri Ajit Singh, Minister of Agriculture, Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister
of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution and Shri K.C.
Pant, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Venkaiah Naidu,
Shri Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Shri Rajiv
Shukla, Shri Prem Singh Chandu Mazra and Shri Ram Naresh Yadav
were among the eminent members who attended the meeting.
