'Know India Programme': Govt joins hands with CII
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has joined hands with the the CII to organise its pet 'Know India Programme', which takes youth from the diaspora on a discover India journey.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has joined hands with the the CII to organise its pet 'Know India Programme', which takes youth from the diaspora on a discover India journey.
"We want to organise the programme more professionally and give the youth more exposure to the latest developments in the economic and industrial scenario," Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told reporters.
Under the programme sponsored by the government, around 100 overseas Indian youth visit the country every year to rediscover their roots and to know about its culture, heritage and history.
The fortnight-long programme, which began in 2003, is organised three to four times a year by the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry, in association with state governments and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
So far, youngsters from 39 countries have participated in the programme and visited states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal and Karnataka, Ministry officials said.
"We want to organise the programme more professionally and give the youth more exposure to the latest developments in the economic and industrial scenario," Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told reporters.
Under the programme sponsored by the government, around 100 overseas Indian youth visit the country every year to rediscover their roots and to know about its culture, heritage and history.
The fortnight-long programme, which began in 2003, is organised three to four times a year by the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry, in association with state governments and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
So far, youngsters from 39 countries have participated in the programme and visited states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal and Karnataka, Ministry officials said.
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