Mass marriage: New world record as 3,353 couples tie knot
| Date :21-Feb-2020 |
Chief Minister Kamal Nath addressing the gathering in mass marriage function of all religions and Divyangjans in Chhindwara on Thursday.
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CM Kamal Nath attends mass marriage ceremony held in Chhindwara
Chief Minister Kamal Nath has asked the younger generation to imbibe Indian values and culture by eliminating social evils. It is necessary for the existence of our country. Kamal Nath was addressing the mass marriage function of all religions and Divyangjans in Chhindwara on Thursday. The function has found a place in the Golden Book of World Records with the marriage of 3,353 couples simultaneously. The Chief Minister said that this function is a symbol of India’s diverse culture. Here, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists as well as Divyangjans are also being tied to the nuptial knot.
He said that this culture is our greatest power, which makes India a great nation in the whole world. He said that it is the responsibility of the younger generation to ensure that this characteristic of unity among people of different religions, castes, languages with the spirit of brotherhood should remain everlasting. Kamal Nath said that we have a major challenge before us to make Madhya Pradesh, the leading state of the country in the field of education and health.
He said quality is essential in education. Without that, the future of the youth of our state cannot be better. He said there is also a need for improvement in health facilities. In these two fields, we should move forward with excellence. The youth will have to play an important role in this regard, he added. The Chief Minister stated that the State Government has taken important decisions including loan waiver for the economic uplift of the farmers. The economy of the State will not strengthen, until purchasing power of farmers does not increase. He mentioned that we are working with an aim to ensure right prices to the farmers for their produce to increase their purchasing power.
We are striving to bring a new revolution in agriculture sector. Kamal Nath said that the state government has begun working according to the manifesto to provide relief to the common people. By reducing electricity bill to half, initiative has been taken to provide relief to the general consumers. Chhindwara’s development becomes model in State Referring to the development of Chhindwara, the Chief Minister said that the credit for its development goes to the people of the district, who always made him their representative by supporting the truth in the last 40 years.
He said that the development of Chhindwara today has become a model in the state. Medical colleges, irrigation facilities, universities and skill development centers for employment have changed the scenario of the district. The future of the people here is safe. Now they will not have to go out of Chhindwara for education and health facilities, but people from outside will come here to take advantage of the facility. He said in order to ensure that Chhindwara district should also lead in trade & business, railway facilities have been developed, which will bring prosperity to the district as well as adjoining areas.
The District Incharge, Minister Sukhdev Panse said that every section of the society is benefiting in the state as the Government has started working on a new strategy of all-round development in the last one year. The Minister for Social Justice Lakhan Ghanghoriya stated that in the last one year, Madhya Pradesh has been marching ahead in the direction to become a model State of the country in the field of development. The Member of Parliament Nakul Nath said that every promise of the manifesto is being fulfilled one by one by the state government.
Poor and Divyanjans are being economically helped through social schemes. He informed that a financial assistance of Rs. 2 lakh is being given to each Divyang Couple and Rs. 51 thousand to each normal couple under the Kanyadaan Yojana. Chief Minister was presented with Golden Book of World Records’ certificate Total 3,353 marriages were solemnised at the mass marriage function held in Chhindwara. These include marriages of people of various religions as well as of 114 Divyang couples.
It was the largest mass marriage function in the state so far. Earlier, marriages of 2,290 couples were solemnised at the mass marriage function in Singrauli. This achievement was included in the Golden Book of World Records. The certificate was presented by Alok Kumar, Head, South Asia to the Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Chief Minister welcomes newly-wed couples by showering flowers The Chief Minister Kamal Nath and MP Nakul Nath welcomed the newly-wed couples by showering flowers. The Chief Minister extended best wishes to them for their bright and happy married life. The Former Minister Deepak Saxena was also present on the occasion.