Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: A group of 40 school children consisting of 20 girls and 20 boys hailing from remote and far flung areas of Jammu region called on Home Minister Rajsthan, Gulab Chand Kataria at Jaipur.
The students in the age group of 12-18 years are on a Bharat Darshan Tour from January 19, 2018 to January 30, 2018 organized by the Border Security Force (BSF).
The concept of Bharat Darshan tours for the children from Jammu and Kashmir was started as an annual feature in the year 2000.
Ahsan Shahedi, Commandant BSF welcomed the Minister and apprised him of the composition of the group. He informed that Bharat Darshan tour has widened horizons and given the children an opportunity to see the diversities of the nation.
The children then shared their experiences of visits to different historical places of Jaipur and thanked the BSF and the Government of India for organizing tours of this nature.
These children were selected for Bharat Darshan as a part of intensive civic action programme of the force in remote and backward areas of the border.
The tour is conducted to give them insights into the rich historical, cultural and social profile of the country and the progress made in Industrial, Technological and scientific fields.
The tour also aims at inculcating in them a sense of pride for the nation.
As part of the programme, other than Jaipur, the children will also be taken to Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Amritsar. They had an opportunity to enjoy Metro Train ride in New Delhi, as also the pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal.
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