Candle lighting by the dignitaries at the inaugural function
THE PROGRAM STARTED AT 11:00Hr, WITH SHRI SUMANT SINGH, IAS, COMMISSIONER(IT), SHRI KH RAJEN (SIO NIC MANIPUR), SHRI TH PRAMESHWOR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NIELIT) GRACED AS CHIEF GUEST, GUEST OF HONOUR, AND PRESIDENT RESPECTIVELY. THE INAUGURAL FUNCTION STARTED BY LIGHTING THE LAMP AS A SYMBOL OF TRADITION WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY SPEECHES FROM THE DIGNITARIES. THERE WAS PRESENTATIONS FROM VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS ON THE THEME OF “NEW INDIA” UNDER THE DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME. THEN IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A PANEL OF DISCUSSION WITH THE AUDIENCE WHICH WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE. AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE VENUE OF THE FUNCTION, THERE WAS ALSO A NUMBER OF BANNERS AND PHOTO STANDS, DISPLAYED BY NIC MANIPUR, OF THE VARIOUS SCHEMES UNDER DIGITAL INDIA AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS. THE PROGRAMME WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY NIC, DIT, NIELIT, STPI AND CSC WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 200 PEOPLE FROM GOVERNMENT, BANKS, PRIVATE ENTERPRENEURS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS, CAME TO AN END AT 15:00Hr.