High Level Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

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Daily Current Affairs Article 23rd December 2020: Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Committee will decide on the activities for a one year long commemoration starting 23rd January, 2021.

The High Level Committee will be headed by the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah. The members will include experts, historians, authors, family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as eminent persons associated with Azad Hind Fauj/INA.

In the recent past, Government of India has taken several steps towards conserving the heritage of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

A museum has been set up on Netaji at Red Fort, New Delhi, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 23.01.2019.

In 2015, Government of India decided to declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and make them accessible to public.

In 2018, the Prime Minister renamed 3 islands in Andaman and Nicobar. The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep; the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep; and the Havelock Island as SwarajDweep.