Malkangiri: In a ceremonial event organized at Malkangiri, Varunendra Pratap Singh, Commandant, 2 Bn BSF flagged off the 3rd phase of 15th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme consisting of 11 boys and 09 girls, total 20 candidates of Malkangiri district who are residing in far flung areas, along with 02 BSF officials as escorts.
This third phase consists of candidates from Swabhiman Anchal specifically from village Jantri, Ghanabeda, Andrapalli and Jodambo of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri.
During this tour the candidates would visit Visakhapatnam from 2nd to 8th November, 2023.
During the programme Gururaj, 2nd-in-Command/02 Bn, Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Commandant/02 Bn , Subhanjan Mohapatra, Deputy Commandant, Sector HQ Malkangiri, Harish Rupal, District Youth Officer(NYKS), Malkangiri and other BSF Officials were also present.
The programme is being organized by Border Security Force (Ministry of Home Affairs) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) Government of India.
The 15th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme 2023-24 would be done in 14 phases in which a total of 320 candidates from the remote areas of Malkangiri district would be sent to different States and Union Territories for touring.
During this entire tour, the youths shall visit and stay in their venue i.e Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from 2nd November to 8th November 2023 and will participate in various events organized by the State. During the visit, they would get an opportunity to meet constitutional authorities such as the Governor of the State, great achievers, sports personalities, film/TV stars and other important personalities of the State. They would also get orientation in career guidance and counseling on Industrial training.
They would also visit major industries/corporate houses, institutes of national importance, historical and cultural places for better understanding of the social and cultural ethos of the country.
The entire program is planned to enhance their level of knowledge and provide them better exposure at a bigger platform which would help them to seek a bright career ahead.
