Submissions are invited for the Jingle Writing Contest by MyGov, India, with the theme ‘Let the Life Continue’. Participate by Sep 19!
About MyGov
MyGov is a citizen engagement platform launched by the Government of India on July 26, 2014 to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. It is aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to “crowdsource governance ideas from citizens”.
About the Contest
Angdaan Mahotsav campaign kick-started on July 1, 2023, in line with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to raise awareness on organ donation across the country. As part of the campaign, August 3, 2023, was celebrated as Indian Organ Donation Day to commemorate the first successful deceased donor organ transplant, which was also the first Heart transplant, after the promulgation of “The Transplantation of Human Organ Act” on July 8, 1994. The month of July 2023 is being celebrated as the Organ Donation month during which various awareness activities will be organised.
Taking the campaign, a step further,Β the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation(NOTTO)Β underΒ the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareΒ in collaboration with the MyGov platform is organizing the βLet the Life Continue, Be a New Beginning For Someone – Jingle Writing Contestβ on organ donation.
Participants can submit their creations in PDF format.
Prizes
- First Winner: Rs. 5,000/-
- Second Winner: Rs. 3,000/-
- Third Winner: Rs. 2,000/-
- Consolation Prizes to other 10 participants: Rs. 1,000/-
How to Submit?
Interested participants can participate viaΒ thisΒ link.
Participation Deadline
September 19, 2023.
Terms and Conditions
- The competition is open to all Indian citizens.
- The entry must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and must not infringe on the intellectual rights of any third party the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization(NOTTO), and MyGov do not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.
- The shared jingle entries must have a maximum length of 80 words. It can be submitted in Hindi or English. The participant himself or herself has to compose it.
- All entries must be submitted on the MyGov platform, entries submitted through any other medium/mode would not be considered for evaluation.
- A participant can send one entry only. In case it is found that a participant has submitted more than one entry, all entries will be considered invalid.
- The participant is to make sure that his/her MyGov profile is accurate and updated since NOTTO would be using it for further communication. This includes details such as name, photo, and phone number. Entries with incomplete profiles would not be considered.
- The entry must not contain any provocative, objectionable, or inappropriate content.
- The winning entries may be used by the NOTTO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for promotional and display purposes, IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) materials and for any other use as may be deemed appropriate.
- The Ministry or department does not accept any liability for the publication of unlawfully reproduced content. No requests relating to claims of re-evaluation of the entries will be considered.
- The decision of the committee will be final and binding on all the entries. At any stage of evaluation, if an entry is found to violate the guidelines, the entry will be removed from the evaluation process without giving any intimation.
- NOTTO/MyGov reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the Competition and/ or the Terms & Conditions/Technical Parameters / Evaluation Criteria. However, any changes to the Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria, or the cancellation of the Contest, will be updated/ posted on the MyGov platform.
- Any dispute or any issue related to this competition would be decided by NOTTO which will be final and binding.
To read the official terms and conditions, click here.
Click here to read the official notification of the Let the Life Continue: Jingle Writing Contest by MyGov, India [Total Prizes of Rs. 20k].
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