Jammu: Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda on Thursday flagged off group of students from across Jammu and Kashmir for a ten-day ‘WatanKoJano’ tour, a youth exchange programme.
The tour has been organised by Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council, Department of Social Welfare under the aegis of Department of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, Government of India and around 250 students from different areas of J&K are part of the tour.
Interacting with the students on the occasion, Sheetal Nanda asked the children to utilise the opportunity of this tour as it will expose them to the rich culture and heritage of our country.
During the ten-day tour, the children will get an opportunity to visit monuments and places of historical and cultural significance in Delhi, Lucknow and Agra.
Among others, Director General Social Welfare Department Jammu, Executive Director Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council and other officers were also present on the occasion.
