New Delhi, February 25: India’s first bullet train, which will run from Mumbai to Ahmedabad by 2022, is all set to get a new name and its own identity! For this, citizens now have a chance to win a whopping Rs 1 lakh cash prize- for designing a mascot and Rs 50,000 for naming the country’s first bullet train. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which is executing the project, has invited entries suggesting names for the first bullet train via an online competition on mygov.in.

In a bid to encourage people’s participation, an open online competition has been organized on www.mygov.in, where participants can submit their entries till 25th March 2019. A spokesperson for NHSRCL said a name will provide an identity to the Japanese-made bullet train and help people to establish a connect with it. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: No Compromise on 'Quality and Parameters'. 

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The NHRCL has asked for entries for the name and designing of mascot for the train by March 25. According to details available on the government website, the corporation has also invited designs for a mascot that will represent the train-like Air India’s Maharaja or Indian Railways’s Bholu, the train manager elephant.The winner stands to win Rs. 1 lakh. Japan Bullet Train Staff Made to Sit by Tracks as Part of Safety Training.

“The mascot essentially should be a well-designed character that will personify the value system of NHSRCL and will also be able to communicate effectively,” the NHSRCL spokesperson said. India to Purchase 18 Bullet Trains From Japan for Rs 7,000 Crore

How to participate

  1. The contest will be an open online competition on mygov.in . Indians residing in India and abroad can participate in the competition.

  2. Interested participants can find more details by logging into the website.

  3. There will be two different competition, one for the train name and one for the mascot design.

  4. Each participant/organization is allowed to submit maximum one entry for each competition. All entries for the Competition must be submitted to the Creative Corner Section of www.mygov.in.

  5. Entries submitted through any other medium/ mode would not be considered for evaluation.

The mascot

The mascot essentially should be a well-designed character which will personify the value system of NHSRCL and will also be able to communicate effectively. Naming the bullet train will provide it an identity which will help people to establish a connect with the bullet train.

Nominations

Participants should send different entries for both of these -

1) Train name

2) Design of mascot

The selected entry will be awarded cash prize and five consolation entries will also be rewarded.

Prizes:

There will be five consolation prizes also in each category.

  1. A) Mascot design: a prize of Rs. 1,00,000 / - and a consolation prize of Rs. 10,000 / - for the winner

  2. B) Train Name: Winner Rs 50,000 / - and Rs 5000 / - consolation award

  3. The results of the Competition would be declared on MyGov portal.

Last date of summation:

The last date for submitting the entry is March 25, 2019.

The name of the train and the mascot will be shortlisted through a nominated committee and the winners will be awarded a cash prize along with a certificate confirming their participation in the contest.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail will pass through twelve stations of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and set the distance of 508 kilometers in about three hours.

The high-speed rail (HSR) project will give the country many benefits, such as savings in time, cost effective operating costs, reduction in pollution, creation of job opportunities, accidents / increase in safety, as well as an excellent technique. This project will strengthen the infrastructure and promote the development of the country's economy.

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