At Independence Day function, children to perform giddha extolling Punjab govt’s schemes
Besides Tandarust Punjab and fight against drug menace, the girls will perform giddha on social topics such as female foeticide, dowry, bribery, alcoholism.
Keeping in mind the upcoming Panchayat elections, Punjab government in its bid to promote their welfare schemes will showcase them during the Independence Day function.
This time around, almost 100 girl students of various schools in Ludhiana will perform dance on the government’s initiatives such as Tandarust Punjab, My Village, My Pride, dope test of politicians and government employees and a drive against drug menace during the state-level Independence Day function to be organised at Guru Nanak Stadium.
In a departure from the past, the authorities have prepared a giddha performance and written couplets (boliyan) based on various social schemes launched by the government.
Sources said that motive behind preparing dance performances is to disseminate information about the government’s initiatives.
The official said that the idea behind structuring theme-based performance was to target the rural audience. “Catch them young is the motive behind theme-based programme. The children will be reciting the government’s initiatives at home and perform it during the function. This will help us in expanding the reach of our schemes,” said the official requesting anonymity.
Besides Tandarust Punjab and fight against drug menace, the girls will perform giddha on social topics such as female foeticide, dowry, bribery, alcoholism.
While sharing the details about the theme-based programme, DPRO Prabhdeep Singh said, “In order to make cultural event informational and interesting we introduced ‘boliyan’, which highlights social issues. Songs and dance are the best medium of education and the exercise is to generate awareness among the children about social evils.”