NCL Observes Constitution Day

NCL Observes Constitution Day

Singrauli: To promote constitutional and democratic values far and wide, the Constitution Day was celebrated on Tuesday in Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The central event was held at NCL Headquarters in which the officials and employees of NCL Headquarters, under the leadership of Shri P. K. Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director NCL, read the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. On this occasion, Shri Gunadhar Pandey, Director (Technical / Operations) NCL and Shri Nag Nath Thakur, Director (Finance) NCL were also present.
 
All the coal producing areas along with service units of NCL also observed Constitution Day.
 
Notably, the Constitution Day is celebrated every year on November 26. In the year 1949 on 26th of November, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. The Constitution Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the contribution of Dr. B.R Ambedkar.
 
The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day in year 2015. The year of 2015 was the 125th birth anniversary of Dr.B. R. Ambedkar, who had chaired the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly and played a pivotal role in the drafting of the constitution.

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