Source: PIB
The Government today finalised numerous events in the memory of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda, former Prime Minister. The National Committee constituted to commemorate the birth centenary celebrations of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda in a befitting manner met here today under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Speaking on the occasion the prime Minister said that Shri Gulzarilal Nanda had devoted his life for the welfare of labour class. He was a person of simple tastes and a political saint in the true sense of the term. Referring to the suggestion made earlier by the Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, the Prime Minister said that apart from the release of commemorative stamp and coin, we have to do something new. Since he was connected with Agra, Allahabad and Ahmedabad special programmes should be organised there.
The Committee decided that a major concluding ceremony will be organised in Kurukshetra on the 4th of July, the birth anniversary of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda. Dr. Joshi suggested that a Commemorative stamp will be released in Ahmedabad and a commemorative coin in Kurukshetra on the occasion. This was accepted by the Prime Minister. The Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Pramod Mahajan suggested that Films Division documentary on Shri Gulzarilal Nanda will be up-dated and shown in Theatres, Doordarshan and other electronic media on the occasion. A booklet on the writings of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda would be produced by DAVP. Special deabates are to be arranged on Doordarshan on labour movement and on Gulzarilal Nanda to mark the occasion. The Haryana Chief Minister, Shri Bansi Lal gave a detailed plan for a memorial in Kurukshetra. A big library and a memorial hall will be built in a 4 acre plot. Gujarat also is going to set up a library with publications from all over the world related to labour issues.
The Prime Minister has set up an Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi. The representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) intimated that they would organise seminars on the occasion. Dr. Joshi suggested that such seminars should focus on improving labour and management relationship in the current context as a means of resolving the conflict between industry and labour.
The leaders present included Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Pramod Mahajan, the Information & Broadcasting Minister, Shri Bansi Lal, Chief Minister, Haryana, Shri Ramlal Parikh of Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, Minister of Culture in Gujarat Government and representatives of Chief Minister of Punjab, Ministry of Defence and CII..
Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was born on July 4, 1898 at Sialkot in Punjab. He was educated in Lahore, Agra and Allahabad. He worked as a research scholar on labour problems at the University of Allahabad in 1920-21 and became Professor of Economics at the National College, Bombay in 1921. He joined the non-cooperation movement the same year. In 1922, he became Secretary of the Allahabad Textile Labour Association, in which capacity he worked until 1946. He was imprisoned for participating in Satyagraha in 1932, and again from 1942 to 1944. He was largely instrumental in organising the Indian National Trade Union Congress and later became its President.
Shri Nanda was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 general elections and was appointed Union Minister for Labour and Employment. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1962 general elections from Sabarkantha Consitituency in Gujarat. He initiated the Congress Forum for Socialist Action in 1962. He was Union Minister for Labour and Employment in 1962 and 1963 and Minister for Home Affairs from 1963 to 1966. Following the death of Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, he acted as prime Minister of India from May 27, 1964 to June 9, 1964. Again on January 11, 1966, he was sworn in as Prime Minister following the death of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and continued till January 24, 1966.
Shri Nanda had written a number of books. His publications include Some Aspects of Khadi, History of Wage Adjustment in the Ahmedabad Textile Industry, Approach to Second Five Year Plan – Some Basic Considerations.
The Government today finalised numerous events in the memory of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda, former Prime Minister. The National Committee constituted to commemorate the birth centenary celebrations of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda in a befitting manner met here today under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Speaking on the occasion the prime Minister said that Shri Gulzarilal Nanda had devoted his life for the welfare of labour class. He was a person of simple tastes and a political saint in the true sense of the term. Referring to the suggestion made earlier by the Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, the Prime Minister said that apart from the release of commemorative stamp and coin, we have to do something new. Since he was connected with Agra, Allahabad and Ahmedabad special programmes should be organised there.
The Committee decided that a major concluding ceremony will be organised in Kurukshetra on the 4th of July, the birth anniversary of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda. Dr. Joshi suggested that a Commemorative stamp will be released in Ahmedabad and a commemorative coin in Kurukshetra on the occasion. This was accepted by the Prime Minister. The Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Pramod Mahajan suggested that Films Division documentary on Shri Gulzarilal Nanda will be up-dated and shown in Theatres, Doordarshan and other electronic media on the occasion. A booklet on the writings of Shri Gulzarilal Nanda would be produced by DAVP. Special deabates are to be arranged on Doordarshan on labour movement and on Gulzarilal Nanda to mark the occasion. The Haryana Chief Minister, Shri Bansi Lal gave a detailed plan for a memorial in Kurukshetra. A big library and a memorial hall will be built in a 4 acre plot. Gujarat also is going to set up a library with publications from all over the world related to labour issues.
The Prime Minister has set up an Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi. The representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) intimated that they would organise seminars on the occasion. Dr. Joshi suggested that such seminars should focus on improving labour and management relationship in the current context as a means of resolving the conflict between industry and labour.
The leaders present included Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Pramod Mahajan, the Information & Broadcasting Minister, Shri Bansi Lal, Chief Minister, Haryana, Shri Ramlal Parikh of Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, Minister of Culture in Gujarat Government and representatives of Chief Minister of Punjab, Ministry of Defence and CII..
Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was born on July 4, 1898 at Sialkot in Punjab. He was educated in Lahore, Agra and Allahabad. He worked as a research scholar on labour problems at the University of Allahabad in 1920-21 and became Professor of Economics at the National College, Bombay in 1921. He joined the non-cooperation movement the same year. In 1922, he became Secretary of the Allahabad Textile Labour Association, in which capacity he worked until 1946. He was imprisoned for participating in Satyagraha in 1932, and again from 1942 to 1944. He was largely instrumental in organising the Indian National Trade Union Congress and later became its President.
Shri Nanda was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 general elections and was appointed Union Minister for Labour and Employment. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1962 general elections from Sabarkantha Consitituency in Gujarat. He initiated the Congress Forum for Socialist Action in 1962. He was Union Minister for Labour and Employment in 1962 and 1963 and Minister for Home Affairs from 1963 to 1966. Following the death of Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, he acted as prime Minister of India from May 27, 1964 to June 9, 1964. Again on January 11, 1966, he was sworn in as Prime Minister following the death of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and continued till January 24, 1966.
Shri Nanda had written a number of books. His publications include Some Aspects of Khadi, History of Wage Adjustment in the Ahmedabad Textile Industry, Approach to Second Five Year Plan – Some Basic Considerations.
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