Prayagraj: On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India, under the joint aegis of Income Tax Department Prayagraj, an institution of the Government of India and Thakur Har Narayan Singh Group of Colleges, essay, poster and debate competitions were organized as part of the vigilance awareness campaign at the social level, in which about 180 undergraduate and postgraduate students participated. The program was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by Deputy Director E. Vinay Pratap Singh, Income Tax Officer N.K. Verma, Income Tax Officer Reshma.

Principal Dr. Ajay Govind Rao, while appreciating the various vigilance awareness campaigns being run across the country for building a corruption-free and prosperous nation, elaborated on the topic of prosperity through honesty.

Dean Shri Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Dr. Jyoti Yadav, Mrs. Sumbul Siddiqui, Ms. Divya Singh, Shri Vivek Mishra, Dr. R.K. Agarwal, Shri Sundaram Sharma, Shri Sandeep Singh, Dr. Ayesha Maria and many senior officers of the Income Tax Department along with teachers were present to conduct the programme.

In the essay competition, Ayesha Ansari of M.Com. stood first, Sumit Verma of B.Com. stood second and Prakriti Rawat of B.Sc. stood third. In the poster-making competition, Simran Sutradhar of the B.Sc., Namra Mansoor of the B.Sc., came in first, and Saloni Yadav of the B.A., came in second. In the debate competition, Ayesha Ansari of the M.Com., Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay of the B.A., came in third.

Sumit Verma of B.Com and Aryan Yadav of B.A were declared winners at second and third positions. The Income Tax Department team honoured the winners by giving them certificates and gifts and encouraged all the participants by giving them gift hampers.