J&K students witness R-Day celebrations in Delhi

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New Delhi : The closing ceremony of Jammu & Kashmir Student Exchange programme ‘Maitreyi Yatra’ was held at National Bal Bhawan here on January 26, 2018. The Student Exchange Programme organized by Ministry of Human Resource development provides a good opportunity to the youth of J&K to be acquainted with culture, language and development story of different parts of the country.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar was the chief guest of the function.  Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh and Shri Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Education Minister for Jammu & Kashmir, also graced the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar said the objective of this programme was to integrate the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to the rest of the country and to promote brotherhood and harmony. He applauded the efforts of the students from both the states for actively participating, learning and sharing knowledge with each other. He further congratulated the students of National Bal Bhawan who vacated their rooms for their Kashmiri friends and stayed in their classrooms proving the real spirit of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’.

He added that the government is making a system that will provide equal opportunity to all the students that can contribute to the development of the country. Javadekar said that 500 children from Delhi Schools will be visiting J&K during summer months, according to a PIB release.

Nearly 500 students of Jammu & Kashmir from Class IX to Class XII along with 50 supervisors reached Delhi on January 18, 2018. Three hundred students stayed at National Bal Bhawan and 100 each stayed at two Kendriya Vidyalayas and two Navodaya Vidyalayas.

All 500 students were paired with ten government and one private school where each student had a buddy. J&K students spent 3 days at the paired schools. They also went for Delhi Darshan on January 20, 2018, with their guiding partners. They visited Zoo, Rajghat, Red Fort and many other places of historical & cultural importance. The students visited Delhi University, IIT Delhi, Railway Museum, Mother Dairy Plant, Metro ride, Movie in PVR-Vasant Kunj, Magic Show, etc. They also witnessed the grand celebrations of Republic Day. they also performed various cultural songs of Jammu and Kashmir.