Though the formal concluding ceremony will be held on December 15, several states, which have not concluded their state level functions, have been asked to continue up to December 31 and wind up the programmes with honouring of martyr families as also war veterans, he said.The programmes shall also continue at the district and block levels in some of the states like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan beyond the end of this year, as a large number of soldiers come from these states.In all the meetings held so far, a large number of military veterans have enthusiastically participated and have been honoured, he said.Venugopal said the programmes are aimed at creating awareness about the liberation war under then prime minister Indira Gandhi and led by then military head Gen Sam Manekshaw.
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