THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, Nov.25: A 53-member students’ team from IIIT and other higher education institutions (HEIs) from Jharkhand today landed at NIT, Kurukshetra to participate in the third phase of the government’s ambitious cultural programme endeavour, ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Yuva Sangam’.
The HEIs of Jharkhand from where students are participating include BIT Mesra, DSPMU, Ranchi University, AMITY University, ICFAI University among others.
Trip to conclude on Nov. 30
The purpose of the visit is to emphasise increasing the exchange of rich cultural and traditional and exchange of ideas between the two states. Further promotion of tourism, tradition, progress, technology and mutual contact are also part of the agenda.
As part of the itinerary, the student delegate will do local sightseeing in Karnal along with a visit to Brahma Sarovar, Raj Bhawan, Lsukuna Lake, Bird Park, Dharohar, Science Museum & Krishna Museum among other prominent places.
This initiative was launched after the stupendous success of the first phase of Yuva Sangam which was launched in February and concluded on a successful note witnessing an overwhelming participation of approximately 1200 youngsters visiting 22 Indian states.
This was facilitated via 29 special tours where the mainstay was an exposure to the rich culture, heritage and diversity of the North-Eastern region during February-March 2023.
‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Yuva Sangam’
It is an initiative by the Government of India to strengthen people-to-people connect especially between youth belonging to North Eastern India and other States. It focuses on conducting exposure tours of youth and provides an immersive experience of various facets of life, development landmarks, recent achievements and youth connections in the host state.
During their visits, the youth will have a multi-dimensional exposure to five broad areas – Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Prodyogiki (Technology) and ParasparSampark (People-to-people connect).
Director of Nodal Centre IIIT Ranchi, Prof. Vishnu Priya congratulated all the selected students and also wished them a successful journey.
