CHENNAI:
The Tamil Nadu government is in a dilemma over printing of its annual
calendar for the year 2015. With AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa ousted as
chief minister after her conviction in the wealth case, there is
speculation that the calendar would have pictures of various government
projects instead of a photograph of chief minister O Panneerselvam,
which has been the convention until now.
All government departments hang calendars on their walls and they are also seen hanging over the heads of officials in their offices. On Wednesday, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley released the Centre's calendar for the new year in New Delhi. Each month carried pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the NDA government's various flagship schemes. But, there was no sign of the new calendar yet in the government corridors here.
From the 1970s, the government calendar has always had a picture of the serving chief minister. The year 2015 would probably be a rare year when the calendar would have no picture of the current CM. "Every year, we print more than one lakh calendars. The calendars for the new year are distributed by December to all departments and officials. But this year, there is still no decision on the theme of the calendar," said an official.
In the last three years, the Tamil Nadu government calendar had pictures of the chief minister as well as those of key government schemes each month. But, secretariat sources said the 2015 calendar would have only pictures of government projects. "We are hoping there will be a decision on Friday on the pictures for the calendar as it may take more than a month to print and distribute it to all district offices," said the official.
The Union government's calendar has been developed on the theme of "Clean India Green India" with focus on "Swachhta" and environment issues. While the January page of the calendar showed the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission by the PM, the February page carried the message of 'swachh vidyalaya' and 'bal swachhta abhiyan'. The March page was designed on the theme, 'rejuvenating rivers.'
The April page portrayed "Clean hospitals: A Healthy India," May depicted the cleanliness drive by the Railways, June focussed on rejuvenation of the river Ganges, 'Namami Gange', and July on people's participation in Swachh Bharat movement. The August page was on the theme of clean villages; September highlighted solar energy as a clean and renewable source of energy; October depicted wind power as pollution free source of energy and November emphasized the need to preserve the Himalayan ranges. Wildlife conservation was the theme for the month of December.
All government departments hang calendars on their walls and they are also seen hanging over the heads of officials in their offices. On Wednesday, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley released the Centre's calendar for the new year in New Delhi. Each month carried pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the NDA government's various flagship schemes. But, there was no sign of the new calendar yet in the government corridors here.
From the 1970s, the government calendar has always had a picture of the serving chief minister. The year 2015 would probably be a rare year when the calendar would have no picture of the current CM. "Every year, we print more than one lakh calendars. The calendars for the new year are distributed by December to all departments and officials. But this year, there is still no decision on the theme of the calendar," said an official.
In the last three years, the Tamil Nadu government calendar had pictures of the chief minister as well as those of key government schemes each month. But, secretariat sources said the 2015 calendar would have only pictures of government projects. "We are hoping there will be a decision on Friday on the pictures for the calendar as it may take more than a month to print and distribute it to all district offices," said the official.
The Union government's calendar has been developed on the theme of "Clean India Green India" with focus on "Swachhta" and environment issues. While the January page of the calendar showed the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission by the PM, the February page carried the message of 'swachh vidyalaya' and 'bal swachhta abhiyan'. The March page was designed on the theme, 'rejuvenating rivers.'
The April page portrayed "Clean hospitals: A Healthy India," May depicted the cleanliness drive by the Railways, June focussed on rejuvenation of the river Ganges, 'Namami Gange', and July on people's participation in Swachh Bharat movement. The August page was on the theme of clean villages; September highlighted solar energy as a clean and renewable source of energy; October depicted wind power as pollution free source of energy and November emphasized the need to preserve the Himalayan ranges. Wildlife conservation was the theme for the month of December.
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