The central government is aiming at a COVID-19 vaccination record today to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A 20-day mega event - "Seva and Samarpan Abhiyan" - has also been planned by PM Modi's party, the BJP, to mark his "20 years in public service".The BJP will also distribute 140 million ration bags with Modi’s pictures among the needy and about 50 million BJP booth workers will send Modi postcards highlighting their commitment to public service. For the ‘71st birthday gift’ for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam will activate 4,000 Covid vaccination centres on September 17 to inoculate at least eight lakh people on the day. In a video message appealing to people to come out in vast numbers for the drive, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “To truly win the fight over Covid, just taking the first dose is not enough, we have to take the second too. Our best gift to honourable PM Modi on his birthday would be to ensure the massive success of the mega vaccination campaign on 17th September".