CM reviews preparations for the National Tribal Dance Festival and Rajyotsava

Central Chronicle News
Raipur, Oct 24: The National Tribal Dance Festival will be inaugurated in a grand ceremony on October 28 at the Science College ground in the capital Raipur. The three-day long festival will showcase colorful performances by tribal dancers from across the country and abroad. 59 tribal dancers from 27 states and 6 union territories of the country, including dancers from 7 countries, are participating in the National Tribal Dance Festival. Around 1000 artists will be part of these dance troupes, of which 63 will be foreign artists.
Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel reviewed the preparations for the National Tribal Dance Festival and Rajyotsava to be held at the Science College ground in Raipur, in a high-level meeting held at his residence office here today. He finalized the preparations being done at the venue, arrangements for accommodation of tribal dance teams and guests coming from abroad and other states & union territories of the country, transportation arrangements and various programs to be organized for five days.
National Tribal Dance Festival will be organized from 28 October to 30 October at Science College Ground, on 31 October at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium, photo exhibition and seminar focused on the personality and works of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Late Smt. Indira Gandhi and former Deputy Prime Minister Late Shri Vallabhbhai Patel will be organized, documentary film on Smt. Indira Gandhi will be screened and Bhajan Sandhya will also be organized. State felicitation ceremony will be organized on the State Foundation Day on November 1, in which 33 personalities doing excellent work in various fields will be felicitated.
The National Tribal Dance Festival will be inaugurated on October 28 in a grand ceremony. In the opening ceremony, there will be a march past by the tribal dancers participating in the National Tribal Dance Festival. In the opening ceremony, tribal dancers from Uganda, Uttar Pradesh, Palestine, Sikkim and Chhattisgarh will perform. The Nigerian team has reached New Delhi to attend this festival. This team will reach Raipur on 25 October. Dancers from different states and union territories will leave for Raipur on October 25 and 26 to participate in the dance festival. In the National Tribal Dance Festival, dancers from each state and union territory will perform in two forms of marriage ceremony and other traditional genres of their state. A total of Rs 20 lakh prize money, certificates and trophies will be awarded to the first three ranked dancers in both the disciplines. The team securing first position in each discipline will be awarded with a prize money of Rs 5 lakh, the team securing second position will be awarded Rs 3 lakh and the team securing third position will be awarded Rs 2 lakh. This is the second time the National Tribal Dance Festival is being organized. This event has gained a lot of popularity in the country and abroad. Dancers from Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Swaziland, Nigeria, Palestine, Male and Uganda will participate in the National Tribal Dance Festival being organized this year. A Moroccan contingent is also expected to attend the event.
Cultural programs will be organized daily during the National Tribal Dance Festival, 20-20 tribal dancer troupes will give their performances every day. During the festival, an exhibition centered on the lifestyle of tribals, tribal culture will be organized and a seminar will be organized. The exhibition will also have stalls from various departments. Stalls of handloom textiles and handicrafts will also be put up in the exhibition. Arrangements have been made for the stay of dancers coming from abroad and other states in various hotels and marriage halls of Raipur. About 3500 officers-employees of district administration, police administration and various departments have been deployed for the smooth conduct of the event and to oversee the arrangements. The venue of the National Tribal Dance Festival will have a Tribal Dance Area and Speaker Lounge as well as a Live Showcase Area, Tribal Inspired Exhibit, Shilp-Gram and Food-Area.
The meeting was attended by Tourism Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar, Culture Minister Amarjit Bhagat, Urban Administration Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahriya, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Umesh Patel, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Subrata. Sahoo, Principal Secretary Industries Manoj Kumar Pingua, Secretary Culture and Tourism Department Anbalgan P., Secretary Public Relations Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, Commissioner of Public Relations Dipanshu Kabra, Inspector General of Police Anand Chhabra, Director Culture Vivek Acharya, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board Managing Director Yashwant Kumar, Collector Raipur Saurabh Kumar and Superintendent of Police Raipur Prashant Agarwal were present.