Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on May 24 meet the press for the first time in several years and present a report to the "aam aadmi" (common man) on the UPA government's successful completion of six years.

It will be a mega press conference at the Vigyan Bhawan of New Delhi, as video conferencing will enable journalists in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Lucknow to pose questions to the prime minister. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Ministry of External Affairs' XP Division are also arranging video facility to enable journalists ask questions from the foreign capitals.

Senior ministers will also be present on the occasion. Harish Khare, the information adviser to PM, shall conduct the press meet. According to him, 250 TV news channels and 1,500 accredited correspondents of the print media will be accommodated in the Vigyan Bhawan to join the commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the UPA regime.

A drill is on in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for the past one month to collect all the details of the success stories of the ministries from the secretaries for making them part of the PM's presentation to the nation.

The same day on May 24, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will host a reception in the evening to the MPs of Congress and allies. The Hotel Ashok is the tentative venue, while the final decision will be taken with the PMO's consent, Congress sources said.

They said the AICC has already sent out a circular to the presidents of the party's state units to organise functions in the respective state capitals highlighting achievements of the UPA during its six years in office.