Centre sanctions Rs 1.76 crore for Youth Exchange prog
New Delhi, Jun 22: Government of India has sanctioned Rs. 1,76,90,000 to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) for conducting Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme for 1200 Kashmiri youth from six districts of Kashmir Valley.
NYKS is an autonomous body under Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.
According to an official press release, 200 participants will be selected from each of six districts of Kashmir Valley — Anantnag, Kupwara, Baramulla, Budgam, Srinagar and Pulwama. Young people in the age group of 18-22 years will be considered for participation in this programme.
The youth exchange programme will be conducted between September and November, 2018, the press release said.
It said the programme will be organized at 10 different places in the country — Kolkata, Pondicherry, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Bhopal and Thiruvanathapuram.
State Director of NYKS in Jammu and Kashmir and District Youth Coordinators of Nehru Yuva Kendra in the abovementioned six districts of Kashmir valley will be Nodal Officers for Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme, it said.
“The programme is intended to give exposure to Kashmiri youth to the technological and industrial advancement in the different parts of the country and to motivate them to get involved and participate in the socio-economic, cultural and political environment and development process of the country,” it said.
