76 Bn CRPF holds Rashtra Katha Shivir Yatra inauguration programme

Officers and jawans of CRPF during a function at Jammu on Thursday.
Officers and jawans of CRPF during a function at Jammu on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: The 23rd Rashtra Katha Shivir Yatra inauguration programme was organized at Transit Camp CRPF Jammu by 76 Bn CRPF on behalf of Jammu Sector, Tarique Hussain Khan, Commandant, 76 Battalion was present as the chief guest during the programme along with other officers/Jawans of various battalions of CRPF Jammu Range.
The Shri Vedic Mission Trust is organizing the 23rd Rashtra Katha Camp at Rajkot Gujarat from 11/02/2023 to 19/02/2023 in which 25 students each from Government Higher Secondary School Smailpur Samba, Government Higher Secondary School Sunderbani, Government Higher Secondary School of Bhaur Camp and Gidargaliya Satvari and Higher Secondary School Channi Himmat, Jammu will participate in the programme.
The program started with the welcome speech of Kamal Sisodiya, 2nd In-Command, who described the glorious history, various social & welfare activities undertaken by the CRPF. After this, chief guest, Tarique Hussain Khan, Commandant 76 Battalion addressed the children and briefed them regarding the importance of the camp for awakening national spirit, apprise the rich history and culture of India, sense of national integration, social harmony, overall personality development and the programs/ activities to be held in the camp.
He said during the Katha Shivir, the Constitution of India, national integration, cultural and personal development, nationalism and patriotism, national security issues, environment, water, digital India, climate change and conservation, human rights, use of science & technology, spirituality, disaster management, first aid & rules of the road are taught. Apart from Martial arts, judo, karate, basketball, tug of war, yoga pranayama and meditation will also be conducted in the camp. During the camp Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, BSF, CRPF, NDRF, SSB, ITBP will present/showcase various activities through exhibition and educate the students about various types of innovations and modern equipment for future progress.
Tarique Hussain Khan, Commandant 76 Bn flagged off the buses from TC Jammu to Railway Station Jammu for their onward journey to attend 23rd Rashtra Katha Shivir, Rajkot, Gujarat. To make this programme successful CRPF officers – Dhirendra Verma, Commandant 38 Bn, Hariom Khare, Commandant 160 Bn, Kamal Sisodiya, Mahendra Singh, D.S. Bisht, Second-In-Command, Parveen Kumar and Rayees Ahmed, Assistant Commandant also participated.