The Government of India has decided to commemorate the following eminent personalities in the country during this year:
(i) Birth Centenary of Biju Patnaik (05.03.2016 to 05.03.2017)
(ii) Birth Centenary of Bismillah Khan (21.03.2016 to 21.03.2017)
(iii) Birth Centenary of Amritlal Nagar (17.08.2016 to 17.08.2017)
(iv) Birth Centenary of M. S. Subbulakshmi (16.09.2016 to 16.09.2017)
(v) 150th Birth anniversary of Swami Abhedananda (02.10.2016 to 02.10.2017)
(vi) Birth Centenary of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay (25.09.2016 to 25.09.2017)
(vii) Birth Centenary of Nanaji Deshmukh (11.10.2016 to 11.10.2017)
(viii) 350th Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (22.12.2016 to 22.12.2017)
National Implementation Committees under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister have been constituted for all the commemorations.