40 Indian Origin youth have taken part in 54th Edition of Know India (KIP) Programme.

Highlights :

• This edition is scheduled from 1st August to 25th August, 2019.
• Punjab and Harayana are partner sates for this edition.
• These 40 participants are from 9 countries, namely Fiji (7), Trinidad & Tobago (7), Mauritius (7), Guyana (6), Suriname (5), Myanmar (3), South Africa (2), Israel (2) and Reunion Island (1) out of which 26 are female and 14 are male.

About Know India Programme (KIP) :

• It is important initiative of Union Government aimed to engage and make students and young professionals of India Diaspora in age group of 18-30 years.
• It was launched in 2004. It is 25-day orientation programme organized by Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with one or two States including visit to States for 10 days.
• It seeks to give sense of connect to Indian origin youth with their motherland and motivate and inspire them by the transformation taking place in India.

Objective of KIP:

• Give Indian origin youth exposure to various aspects of contemporary India’s forms of art, heritage and culture.
• Promote awareness on different facets of life in India and the progress made by country in various fields such as industry, education, science and technology, information & communication technology (ICT), climate and power and renewable energy etc.

Selection of Participants:

• They are selected on basis of nominations recommended by the Indian Missions or Posts abroad.

Implementation Status:

• Since 2004, MEA has conducted 53 editions of KIP with participation of 1821 Overseas Indian youth.