India’s Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, and came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India. The Government in 2015 decided to observe 26th November as ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Divas’. The Commemoration Function of ‘Samvidhan Divas’ was addressed by Hon’ble President of India, Hon’ble Vice President and Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at Central Hall, Parliament House on 26.11.2019 from 11:00 am onwards. The programme was aired by Doordarshan, Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV.
In this regard, as per the D.O No F.I-62/2019 dated 19th November from UGC, the AEG organised a small programme for the same. As per the requirements of UGC, the following arrangements were made.
- Arrangements to watch live streaming/telecast of the celebration of ‘Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas’ in Parliament House on 26.11.2019 from 11:00Hrs onwards.
- Arrangements for reading the preamble of the constitution on 26.11.2019 prior to live streaming
The Asian Business School faculty and staff members were also present during the commemoration function. Total 38 faculty and staff members of the institute participated in the commemoration along with 218 students attended the commemoration function.
The programme started at 10.47 a.m. with an introduction to the Preamble to the Constitution of India. This followed with the administration of the Preamble to the gathering. The live streaming of the programme started at 11.00 with National Anthem. The programme was concluded at 12.30 p.m.