{"id":265760,"date":"2023-10-21T18:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=265760"},"modified":"2023-10-21T18:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T13:04:47","slug":"as-part-of-meri-maati-mera-desh-railways-plans-special-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/as-part-of-meri-maati-mera-desh-railways-plans-special-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"As part of \u2018Meri Maati, Mera Desh\u2019, Railways plans special trains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cAs part of \u2018Meri Maati, Mera Desh\u2019, Railways plans special trains\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 21st October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Indian Railways will run special trains on October 29 to carry volunteers with soil (mitti) from different parts of the country to New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is part of the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ (My soil, my country) campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ (My soil, my country) campaign?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Launched by: <\/b>Ministry of Culture<\/span><\/p>\n

Aim: <\/b>To pay <\/span>tribute to the Veers and Veeranganas [bravehearts] who have made the supreme sacrifice for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the campaig<\/b>n, a<\/span>bout 20,000 volunteers, each carrying soil in an urn (kalash), will gather in Delhi for events related to the year-long Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Volunteers will collect soil from households as a mark of respect for those who sacrificed their lives for the country.If soil isn’t available, a grain of rice can be contributed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The collected soil will be used in the creation of the ‘Amrit Vatika,’ a special garden in Delhi, and an ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ memorial.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the contribution of the Ministry of Railways in this?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Ministry of Railways would operate special \u2018Amrit Kalash Yatri\u2019 trains to facilitate the movement of the volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n

These trains would have halts at major stations for meet and greet with local Members of Parliament, celebrities and officials.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cAs part of \u2018Meri Maati, Mera Desh\u2019, Railways plans special trains\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 21st October 2023 What is the News? Indian Railways will run special trains on October 29 to carry volunteers with soil (mitti) from different parts of the country to New Delhi.… Continue reading As part of \u2018Meri Maati, Mera Desh\u2019, Railways plans special trains<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,956,1],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-265760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-schemes-and-programs","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":52,"cached_at":1698382602,"cached_date":1698466846},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265760\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}