GUWAHATI: Correlating with the upcoming 400th Birth Anniversary of Ahom Army General Lachit Borphukan on November 24, a mobile application and portal titled lachitbarphukan.assam.gov.in was launched at an official ceremony held at Janata Bhawan on Wednesday, October 26.
The mobile application/portal has been designed so as to provide a platform to the general public residing in Assam and beyond, including foreign countries, to pay their richest tributes to the great Ahom army general on his 400th birth anniversary in the form of write-ups and essays, said an official press statement.
Open for use by the public from October 26, the mobile application will be available for use in both Android and iOS-operated phones. Residents of India can sign in to the portal through a one-time password (OTP) that will be generated on their mobile phone number while those residing abroad can do the same through an OTP that would be sent to their e-mail.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the aim of the portal is to ensure the 400th birth anniversary celebration of Lachit Borphukan, whom he termed one of the ablest sons of Mother Assam, witnesses the participation of majority of the population in Assam and beyond, and that the ideals of patriotism, love for the motherland, as was displayed by the Ahom army general, are imbibed and practiced by the participants.
Elaborating on the plan, the Chief Minister said a mass movement will be built up around the upcoming birth anniversary celebration and the people from all walks of life would be encouraged to express their opinion/pay their tributes and respect to Mahavir Lachit Barphukan through the means of short write-ups, essays.
The write-ups, and essays can subsequently be uploaded on the portal, following which an acknowledgment certificate from the government of Assam, bearing the signature of the Chief Minister, would be provided to the participants in the portal itself.
A participant will have the option of writing either on any piece of paper or on a pre-formatted booklet that can be downloaded from the application/portal, printed out and once the write-up is complete, can be scanned and uploaded to the application/portal.
Sarma further added that from coming November 18, a total of 1 crore pre-formatted booklet of 2 pages each in physical format will be distributed across the State by the district administrations within their respective jurisdiction. It would be helpful in reaching out to those unable to participate in the initiative owing to reasons such as lack of technical know-how, poor internet connectivity, lack of smartphone, etc, the chief minister said.