Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Gaurav Diwas programmes of various cities and villages should be ensured in a grand form along with participation of general public. Beneficiaries of various schemes should also be benefited on priority. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was seeking information from district collectors about the preparations for the Gaurav Diwas programmes to be held at Ujjain, Nasrullaganj in Sehore district and Makhan Nagar in Narmadapuram district through video conference today. As per schedule, the Gaurav Diwas of Ujjain and Nasrullaganj will be celebrated on April 2 and in Makhan Nagar it will be celebrated on April 4. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will attend the Gaurav Diwas programme. Ujjain A motor cycle rally of 5000 vehicles will be taken out in Ujjain on Gaurav Diwas. Singer Kailash Kher will present melodious songs at Ramghat. People have been urged to decorate houses in Ujjain. Along with this, commercial spots and major squares of the city will also be decorated. According to the proposed programme, there will be seven days programme in Ujjain. Gaurav Yatra will be taken out in Ujjain on April 1. On April 2, works worth about Rs 275 crore will be dedicated. Phase II of Mahakal Complex Expansion Plan, bhoomi-pujan of Pratibha Syntex Plant and bhoomi-pujan of Smart City works will also be done. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will also give a citation related to Gaurav Diwas. Art competitions are being held in Ujjain since last week in schools and colleges on the theme of Gaurav Diwas. There will be activities to showcase the excellent works of various departments in a three-day trade fair and fair from April 1 to 3 in the Gaurav Gatha, an exhibition focused on achievements. T-shirts and caps will also be distributed for Gaurav Diwas branding. Nasrullaganj On April 2, Krishak Seminar Bhawan will be dedicated, and bhoomi-pujan and dedication of development works of Nagar Parishad Nasrullaganj will be done at Nasrullaganj in Sehore district. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will be welcomed by lawyers, employees, trade unions and organizations. Outstanding personalities of the city and those who contributed in various fields will be honoured on Gaurav Diwas. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will also interact with the students of Government College and trainees of National Urban Livelihood Mission. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will inspect the work of beautification of Selfie Point constructed by the Nagar Parishad and Garbage Vulnerable Point constructed by the Nagar Parishad. Along with this, Swachhata Raths will also be flagged off. Apart from this, beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana and Sambal Yojana will also be benefitted in Nasrullaganj. CM will be welcomed if electricity bill is waived Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will also be welcomed by the electricity bill waiver beneficiaries at Nasrullaganj. It may be noted that 88 lakh consumers of the state will be benefited by the decision of the state government to waive off the electricity bills released during the Corona period. During that period, the state government had postponed the collection of electricity bills. Arrangements were made to deposit the remaining amount in 6 instalments. A total of 48 lakh consumers have taken advantage of the Samadhan Yojana in the state. In view of the difficulties being faced the people of the state, decision was taken to waive off electricity bills of Rs 6400 crore of 88 lakh domestic consumers. Now that electricity bill will not be recovered from the consumers. Makhan Nagar Chief Minister Shri Chouhan will attend the Gaurav Diwas programme in Makhan Nagar on the birth anniversary of national poet Pt. Makhanlal Chaturvedi on April 4. The citizens of Makhan Nagar will express their gratitude for changing of the name of Babai to Makhan Nagar. Name plates of Makhan Nagar have been put up in the offices, markets, banks, post offices and other public places in the city with wide public cooperation. On Gaurav Diwas, local citizens will also take a pledge to cooperate with social organizations in the efforts of city development. Every family in Makhan Nagar has taken initiative to plant a tree, to work for water conservation, to make the city’s Anganwadi centers and schools excellent with public cooperation, to celebrate the birth of daughters and for cleanliness. Citizens will be invited by giving yellow rice on April 2 and 3 in Makhan Nagar for Gaurav Diwas. Various development works will also be dedicated in Makhan Nagar.