New Delhi: 250 specially-abled children of Jammu and Kashmir visited Delhi and Agra under the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ Programme organized by the Social Welfare Department of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir have been conducting a Youth Exchange programme to give exposure to the social and cultural diversity of our country to the youth and children of Jammu and Kashmir.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, MHA is committed to such initiatives for the development and progress of the youth and children of Jammu & Kashmir.
The 250 specially-abled children, out of which 62 girls and 188 boys, in the age group of 6-18 years, visited Agra and Delhi. The children interacted with the Union Home Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other senior officers in New Delhi today.
Under the initiative of Watan Ko Jano, children of terrorism-affected families and/or weaker sections of society in Jammu and Kashmir identified by the Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council are taken on exposure trips.
