Photos: Haryana kicks off year-long golden jubilee celebrations of its formation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the year-long golden jubilee celebrations of formation of Haryana.

Published: Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 0:29 [IST]

Gurgaon, Nov 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the year-long golden jubilee celebrations of formation of Haryana.

Addressing a huge gathering at the Tau Devi Lal stadium here, he also lauded the steps taken by Haryana towards improving the adverse sex ratio and called upon the people of the state to take a pledge to protect the girl child.

Haryana was carved out as a separate state from the then joint Punjab on November 1, 1966.

PM attends Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations, in Gurugram, Haryana on November 01, 2016. The Governor of Haryana, Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki and the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar are also seen.

Haryana Governor,CM present memento to PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento by the Governor of Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki and the Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar, at Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations, in Gurugram, Haryana on November 01, 2016.

PM addresses people in Gurgaon on Swarna Jayanti Celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations, in Gurugram, Haryana on November 01, 2016.

PM distributes LPG connections to the beneficiaries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributing the LPG connections to the beneficiaries to mark recognition of 8 districts as Kerosene-free in Haryana, at Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations, in Gurugram on November 01, 2016.

PM launches Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jan Awaas Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jan Awaas Yojana by releasing the brochure, at Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations, in Gurugram, Haryana on November 01, 2016.