Bastar Pandum is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of tribal art and culture. 

 Raipur – The closing ceremony of the three-day Bastar Pandum, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Bastar's tribal art and culture, is set to be a historic and grand event on February 9th. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah will be the special guest at the event. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai will preside over the ceremony. Celebrated with the motto of "Celebration of Nature and Tradition," this event is a powerful medium to showcase the fragrance of Bastar's soil and its rich tribal culture to the world. This prestigious closing ceremony is scheduled for February 9th at 11 a.m. at Lalbag Ground, Jagdalpur. Union Minister of State Shri Tokhan Sahu, Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Dr. Raman Singh, and Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Arun Saw and Shri Vijay Sharma will also participate. Culture Minister Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Forest Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap, Agriculture Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam, and Finance Minister Shri O.P. Chaudhary, Revenue Minister Shri Tankaram Verma, Food Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel, Industry Minister Shri Lakhanlal Dewangan, School Education Minister Shri Gajendra Yadav, Skill Development Minister Shri Guru Khuswant Saheb, Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Laxmi Rajwade will participate. In Bastar Pandum, MPs Shri Mahesh Kashyap and Shri Bhojraj Nag, MLA Shri Kiran Singhdev, Ms. Lata Usendi, Shri Vinayak Goyal, Shri Neelkanth Tekam, Shri Vikram Usendi, Shri Asharam Netam, Shri Chaitram Atami, Smt. Savitri Manoj Mandavi, Shri Lakheshwar Baghel, Shri Vikram Mandavi, Mayor Shri Sanjay Pandey and other public representatives will be present with their dignified presence.