J&K’s 250 specially-abled children visit Delhi, Agra

New Delhi, Feb 14: Jammu and Kashmir’s 250 specially-abled children visited Delhi and Agra under the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme organised by the Social Welfare Department of the J&K government in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the J&K government have been conducting a youth exchange programme to give exposure regarding the social and cultural diversity of the country to the youth and children of J&K.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, the MHA is committed to such initiatives for the development and progress of the youth and children of Jammu and Kashmir.

The 250 specially-abled children, out of which 62 are girls and 188 boys, in the age group of 6-18 years, visited Agra and Delhi.

The children interacted with the Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other senior officers in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Under the initiative of ‘Watan Ko Jano’, children of terrorism-affected families and or weaker sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir identified by the Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council are taken for exposure trip.