Vande Mataram 150th Year Celebrations, Activities 2025-2026

Vande Mataram 150thYear Celebrations, Activities 2025-2026, National Song "Vande Mataram" 150 years of Vande Mataram through year-long activities across the country from 7th November 2025 to 7th November 2026  Instructions Issued

 

School Education - National Song "Vande Mataram". composed by Shri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875 - Decided to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram through year-long activities across the country from 7th November 2025 to 7th November 2026 - Certain Instructions - Issued Rc.No.ESE02-28/39/2025-PLG-CSE Dated: 05-11-2025

 

Read:       

1. D.O Letter from the Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Gol vide D.O.No. 1-5/2025-SS.8. dt.01.11.2025.

2. Govt.Memo.No.3021779/Genl/A2/2025,Dated:03-11-2025.

The attention of all Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District Educational Officers/District School Educational Officers, DIET Principles and Additional Project Co-ordinators is invited to the references read above, and they are informed that the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has requested all States/UTs to undertake suitable activities in schools and educational institutions as per the illustrative list of activities enclosed in Annexure–I to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram through year-long activities across the country from 7th November 2025 to 7th November 2026.

 

Sl.No	Timeline	Activity
1	7th November 2025	Mass singing of Vande Mataram to be organized and same to be uploaded on the campaign website. Schools and educational institutions across the country to organizer Vande Mataram concerts in line with the national programme on 7 November 2025.
2	Year long	Encouraging students to participate in national quiz on Vande Mataram theme via the MyGov platform in coordination with MeitY (MyGov). For student outreach, activities like special assemblies dedicated to Vande Mataram, essay competitions, debates, poster making etc. to be organized in schools and educational institutions across the country. Vande Mataram music programmes to be organized by bands of schools and educational institutions, NCC etc., in campuses across the country. Display of exhibition on Vande Mataram to be put up across all the educational institution in the country.

 

Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District Educational Officers/District School Educational Officers, DIET Principles and Additional Project Co-ordinators of the State are instructed to give wide publicity and ensure active participation of students, teachers, and staff, and take necessary action to make the programme a grand success.

Encl: As stated above

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