Hyderabad: The Congress government in Telangana has ordered mass singing of the full version of 'Vande Mataram' in all government offices and educational institutions on Friday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram'.

Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao issued instructions to the District Collectors on Thursday.

November 7 marks 150th anniversary of the writing of national song of India by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

The Chief Secretary directed all district Collectors to organise mass signing of the authorised version of 'Vande Mataram' at 10 a.m. on Friday in the Collectorates and all government offices.

District Collectors have also been directed to ensure that all educational institutions (government, local body, aided and recognised private) conduct similar mass sin

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