Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Schemes and policies
- A group of Indian Origin youth have visited India under the 54th Edition of ‘Know India Programme’ (KIP).
- The 54th KIP is scheduled from 1st August to 25th August, 2019 in association with the partner sates of Punjab and Haryana.
About:
- The KIP is a 25-day orientation programme organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the states of India.
- To make Indian origin youth (between 18-30 years) aware about India, its cultural heritage, art and to familiarize them with various aspects of contemporary India.
- The programme has been in existence since 2003.
Salient features:
- In 2016, the scheme was revamped to increase duration from 21 to 25 days, with a 10-day visit to one or two States and preference given to PIOs from Girmitiya countries.
- Since 2016, six KIPs are being organised in a year.
- A maximum of 40 Indian Diaspora youth are selected for each programme and provided full hospitality in India.