SHIVAMOGGA: As part of its efforts to create awareness of the Constitution, the Karnataka government has decided to install replicas of the Preamble in important parks in 10 cities, including Bengaluru.
The Social Welfare Department has taken up this first-of-its-kind initiative to create awareness and spread the message of the Constitution among the public and has set aside Rs 3 crore for this purpose.
The replicas will come up in Bengaluru, Shivamogga, Ballari, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Tumakuru, and Vijayapura.
In a government order, L Narasimhamurthy, Under Secretary, Social Welfare Department, said that each replica will be 10 ft high and 6 ft wide and will be in Kannada and English.
Each city corporation has been granted Rs 25 lakh and the BBMP Rs 50 lakh to build the replicas and to take up awareness programmes on the Constitution.
In Shivamogga, the replica will come up at Allamaprabhu Freedom Park, Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department, Malleshapp D told The New Indian Express.
“The replica will be built using bricks and granite. Shivamogga District in-charge Minister Madhu Bangarappa will lay the foundation stone for the structure on Constitution Day on Tuesday,” he said.
The replicas will be inaugurated on Republic Day next year. In June 2023, the State Government issued an order making it compulsory for students in all schools and colleges to read the Preamble of the Constitution daily.
All government offices are also displaying a picture of the Preamble. On the International Democracy Day, the State Government organised a mega event to read the Preamble.