CHANDIGARH: As it turns 50, Haryana has many reasons to celebrate. Be it industrialisation, corporate investments, urbanisation or agriculture – the state has progressed rather well on most fronts.
And celebrate it will, for a whole year, starting November 1. The Haryana government has planned year-long ‘Swarna Jayanti’ celebrations, starting November 1, to mark the golden jubilee of the creation of the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially launch the celebrations from the Tau Devi Lal stadium in Gurgaon on November 1 with an expected attendance of over 100,000 people.
The BJP government in Haryana, headed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has earmarked a Rs. 1,700-crore budget for the year-long celebrations and schemes to be announced during the event.
