Memo.No.05-A&I-2021 Dated:24/01/2021
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School Education – Observance of silence on 30th January (Martyrs’ Day) in
the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during struggle for India’s
freedom – Certain instructions issued – Regarding.
Ref:-Lr.No.2/1/2021-Public, Dt-18.01.2021 of the Deputy Secretary to GoI, MHA,
GoI, New Delhi.
The attention of the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and
District Educational Officers in the State is invited to the reference cited and
informed that, on 30th January, every year, two minutes’ silence is observed at
11.00 AM., throughout the State, in the memory of those who sacrificed their
lives during the struggle for India’s freedom. Further, the following standing
instructions have been laid down for observance of this day as follows
i. Silence should be observed and work and movement stopped for two
minutes throughout the State at 11.30 A.M. on 30th January.
ii. Wherever feasible, the commencement and termination of the two
minutes’ silence period should be indicated by sound of siren or Army
guns. Sirens should be sounded from 10.59 hours till 11.00 hours and
after two minutes, all clear sirens should again be sounded from. 11.02
hours till 11.03 hours. This procedure may be adopted where sirens exist.
iii.On hearing the signal (wherever available), all persons would stand up and
observe the silence.
iv.At places where no signal systems is available, suitable instructions can be
issued to all concerned for observing the silence for two minutes at 11.00
A.M.
Further, in the past, it has been observed that while two minutes’ silence
is observed in some offices, the general public goes about its occupation in the
ordinary course, unmindful of the solemnity of the occasion and requested the
Governments to ensure that the Martyrs’ Day is observed with due solemnity.
Therefore, the under mentioned officers are requested to issue instructions
field level functionaries and to all educational institutions under their control for
observance of the Martyrs’ Day, accordingly. Talks, speeches on freedom
struggle, national integration may be organized in hybrid mode duly following the
guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) issued from time to time
regarding COVID-19 are strictly adhered to while observing Martyrs’ Day
