On the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Rashtriya Ekta diwas was celebrated at ICAR-NIASM residential complex, MIDC, Baramati on 31^st October, 2021. The staff and resident family members of ICAR-NIASM took the ‘Rashtriya Ekata Diwas pledge’ and also participated in the ‘Run for unity’ event to mark the Rashtriya Ekta diwas celebration. The Head of the Schools expressed their views on the importance of Rashtriya ekta diwas. Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-NIASM in his talk on the importance of the occasion, made the gathering aware about the important role that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel played in uniting the segregated princely state into a nation at the time of independence and also about the significance of staying united for national cause. The children activities followed by ‘Special swatchhata abhiyan’ programme at MIDC residential complex were carried out during the day.