Daily Current Affairs / Antyodaya Diwas celebrated with gaiety across India on 25 September
Category : Important Days Published on: September 25 2021
· In India, Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated on 25 September every year after the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
· Antyodaya literally means "the rise of the poorest of the poor" or "the rise of the last man".
· The day was declared by the Narendra Modi government on 25 September 2014 and is being officially celebrated since 2015.
· Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was the leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1953 to 1968.
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