How to Prepare a Vote of the Thanks in College Function

1. Prof. Ved Prakash, Secretary, UGC
On initiation of Golden Jubilee Year of UGC
Vote of Thanks
Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji, Hon'ble Minister for Human
Resource Development, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshiji, Hon'ble Minister of State for
Human Resource Development, Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Vermaji, Respected Secretary,
Education, Shri Sant Kumar Tripathiji, Respected Secretary, Information & Communication
Technology, Shri Rajiv Ratan Shahji, Respected Chairman, UGC, Prof. Arun Nigavekarji,
Respected Members of the UGC, our most valued invited guests, ladies and gentlemen.
I deem it a great privilege to have been asked to extend a vote of thanks on this historic occasion.
This day will be remembered as a milestone in the history of higher education in India as it is the
first occasion after fifty year's time when the Hon'ble Prime Minister of this great country has
graced this important event.
The very presence of the Hon'ble Prime Minister in today's programme inspite of his extremely
busy schedule is a reflection of the importance that is attached to the commitment of the nation to
quality augmentation.We are all inspired by your gracious presence, Sir.
I, on behalf of the UGC family, entire fraternity of higher education, guest invitees and on my own
behalf extend to you, Hon'ble Prime Minister, Sir, a very hearty vote of thanks for gracing the
function and sharing with this august audience your vision of education for our country.
I would like to take this opportunity to express our hearty thanks to Dr. Murli Manohar Joshiji,
Minister for Human Resource Development for unstinted support and guidance he has extended to
all of us at the UGC.
We are extremely thankful to Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Vermaji, Minister of State for Human Resource
Development for her gracious presence in the function.
I also extend my thanks to Shri Sant Kumar Tripathi Ji, Secretary, Secondary & Higher Education,
MHRD and also to Shri Rajiv Ratan Shah, Secretary, Information & Communication Technology
for their enormous support and guidance in the organization of this event.
We are very thankful to all the former Chairpersons & Vice­Chairpersons, Secretaries, Members
and also the present Members of the UGC for their support & valuable guidance.
I take this opportunity to extend our most sincere thanks to all our guest invitees who have come
from different destinations for their support & cooperation.
I must mention our deep sense of appreciation for the officers of the ERNET, Shri Gulshan Rai and
Shri Surendra Pal for their immense support. I may also like to express our sincere thanks to media
persons both print & electronic including our Doordarshan for giving an excellent coverage to our
programme.
I also wish to express my gratitude to Prof. Arun Nigavekarji, for his minute­to­minute guidance
and support and for providing encouragement at every point of time in the organization of this great
event.
I am also very grateful to all the officers of Vigyan Bhawan for their logistic support, of course, at a
good price.

2. An event of this dimension cannot happen overnight. The wheels start rolling months in advance. It
requires meticulous planning and execution and an eye for details. I have been fortunate enough to
be backed by a team of very motivated and dedicated colleagues, who know their job and are result
oriented. I cannot thank everyone enough for the involvement they have shown and the willingness
they have expressed to take on the completion of tasks beyond their comfort zones.
Thank You very much!