Vice President C P Radhakrishnan addressed J&K youth delegation participating in Watan Ko Jano programme

¨    Vice President C P Radhakrishnan addressed J&K youth delegation participating in Watan Ko Jano programme.

¨  A 250-member youth delegation from Jammu and Kashmir participated in the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme’ called at Uprashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

¨   Watan Ko Jano’ programme is an initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs and J&K Government aimed at fostering national integration by providing the youth of J&K an opportunity to explore different parts of India.

¨     The VP said such initiatives not only help young people connect with the idea of a shared national identity but also build confidence, awareness, and aspiration while fostering the spirit of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.”

¨   Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is a flagship initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2015, the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

¨    It aims to promote unity in diversity, strengthen national integration and enhance mutual understanding through cultural, linguistic and social exchanges among various States/Union Territories.