A group of 40 school children consisting of 20 girls and 20 boys hailing from remote and far flung areas of Jammu region met the MoS (Home), Hansraj Ganga Ram Ahir at the Conference Hall (Room No.119), MHA, North Block, New Delhi. The students in the age group of 12-18 years are on a Bharat Darshan Tour from 15th January to 29thJanuary organised by the BSF.
The concept of Bharat Darshan Tours for the children from Jammu and Kashmir was started as an annual feature in the year 2000. The entire expenditure on the tours is met by BSF. This includes dresses, travel expenses, boarding and lodging, etc.
K K Sharma, DG BSF welcomed the MoS (Home) Hansraj Ganga Ram Ahir and apprised him of the composition the group. He informed that Bharat Darshan tour has widened horizons and given the children an opportunity to see the diversities of the nation.
The children then shared their experiences of visits to different historical places and thanked the BSF and the Government of India for organising tours of this nature.