Jamshedpur’s Bijay Kumar Singh honored at IRCS ceremony in New Delhi

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Jamshedpur, July 18: The Secretary of the East Singhbhum chapter of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)Bijay Kumar Singh was honored during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Award of Merit Ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The event was attended by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Chairperson of IRCS along with the  Governors and Chairpersons of Red Cross State Branches who were present included C P Radhakrishnan from Jharkhand and Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar from Bihar. Thirteen Governors from various states were present on the occasion.

Chairperson of Jharkhand State IRCS, Governor C P Radhakrishnan commended the humanitarian work carried out by IRCS East Singhbhum and praised Bijay Kumar Singh for his leadership. He highlighted the contribution of the East Singhbhum IRCS unit Secretary as the Nodal Officer for the Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the state and his role in the first Nodal Agency of Jharkhand, working through Red Cross Society, East Singhbhum, in implementing and ensuring transparency of this important government initiative.  Bijay Kumar Singh emphasized the need to expand and reach out to more beneficiaries through Red Cross, applauding the plan and execution of the Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

After the felicitation ceremony, Bijay Kumar Singh expressed that the recognition was not only for the district of East Singhbhum but also a tribute to every individual in Jharkhand who had supported IRCS in its service to afflicted humanity. He stated that the honour reinforced the sense of responsibility and all branches of the state would now work together in serving a distressed humanity. Other office bearers IRCS who were present at the honour ceremony included East Singhbhum unit Treasurer Asutosh Pariik and a three-member team from Deoghar Red Cross Society