Creation of Swami Vivekananda Chairs in universities across the country and preservation of some of the important sites visited by him are among the key recommendations made by a committee set up to plan his 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations.<br/><br/>The high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh held its first meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. It was attended by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Chief Ministers of several states, eminent academicians and monks of Ramakrishna Mission. It prepared a 12-point plan to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda which falls in 2012.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister announced setting up of a National Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of Mukherjee to work out further details of programmes.<br/><br/>The panel mooted the idea of establishing a Vivekananda<br/>Chair at the Chicago University, where Swami Vivekananda gave his famous speech on Hinduism at the Parliament of World's Religions on September 11, 1893.<br/><br/>Creation of Vivekananda Chairs in universities, preservation of some important heritage sites, encouraging students to visit such sites by offering concessions, organising conferences, and establishing Chairs in Overseas universities are some of the suggestions were discussed at the meeting.<br/><br/>They also discussed to reprint of Romain Rolland's biography of Swami Vivekananda, developing proper understanding of Yoga preached by Vivekananda and propagating his message through All India Radio and Television.