8 May 2018, 1:13 pm
NIFAA Sikkim is officially launched
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Shital Pradhan
NIFAA Sikkim is officially launched
Namchi, 08 May : National Integrated Forum of Artist and Activists (NIFAA) Sikkim?State was?officially launched at Officer Club,?Namchi.?NIFAA is the Nation wide Non Governmental Organization and it got six time Guinness?Book of the?World?Record?awards?and the recipient of?many?National Awards.
In the official launching ceremony of NIFAA,?Rena Rai,?Chairperson of State Commission,?Sikkim?and?Preetpal Singh Pannu,?Chairman NIFAA was present?as?Chief?Guest?and?Special?Guest. Other distinguished guests included?A.B Gurung Bazar Officer?-?Namchi, Kavita Rai,?Executive Member Women Commission,?Zilla Panchayat Members,?Panchayats,?Executive members of NIFAA Sikkim Branch?and?representatives from different clubs and NGOs.
During the launching programme colourful cultural programme was?performed by the artists of?cultural team of NIFAA Sikkim. Sambedana?Patra?was presented?in memory of Lt.?S.B.?Pradhan,?renowned?musician and literary figure?of Sikkim?who was a teacher?from Sumbuk, South Sikkim.
Pripal Singh Pannu, Chairman, National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA)?started his speech with a?slogan of NIFAA. He said?"Youth for Constructive Change".?Sikkim is 22nd State of India and NIFAA is also lunching its 22nd Branch of it Sikkim, he added. By 2020,?NIFAA will have 707 branches in 707?districts of India. Its aim to promote the youths, young new artists,?culture of different communities to the?country and the world.
He launched??Harmony 2018 for North East States of India??which is the youth exchange programme to promote?national?integration and harmony.?He also invited?the youths of Sikkim for Harmony?2018 which will?be held?later this year.?He mentioned that country should learn from Sikkim on Swachha Bharat,?Organic Mission,?Education,?Patriotism and Nationalism and its implementation.
Rena Rai also addressed the gathering and shared the achievements of the Government of Sikkim on women empowerment and she told that women in Sikkim have 30 percent job reservation in government sector,50% in panchayat seat,50% in municipality seat.She also also shared the initiative of government like unmarried pension,widow pension,government benefits in the name women etc.
During the programme,?certificates?to the executives and members of NIFAA Sikkim?State?was?awarded from the hand of Founder NIFAA Chairman Preetpal Singh Pannu.?Executive Chief Advisor Bikash Pradhan and?Executive?Advisor Deepak Rai also addressed the gathering.?While addressing the gathering Bikash Pradhan thanked the founder Chairman of NIFAA and shared about the formation NIFAA Sikkim?State.