Government of India - Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports - NEHRU YUVA KENDRA PALAKKAD Organized in coordination with SRISHTI ARTS & SPORTS CLUB Kadambidi - Chittilamchery "Youth Club Exchange Programme" from 26th December 2012 to 30th December 2012.
M. Chandran (M.L.A - Alathur) inaugurated Youth Club Exchange Programme and Block Level Folk Cultural Festival at S.N.Hall, Kadambidi, Chittilamchery.
A team of 10 youths from Andhra Pradesh, visited Palakkad and made a study on various aspects like social and cultural diversities. Youths from Palakkad joined with them to share ideas about Kerala and to understand Telungana culture from guests.
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M. Chandran (MLA) Inaugural speech on Youth club Exchange program
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INTER-STATE YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (ISYEP)
Objective:
The objective of this programme, which can also be termed as national Integration Tour is to facilitate the visit of youth living and working in one State to other State(s) with marked cultural differences and an exchange visit by the youth of the visited States. More specifically, such inter-State youth exchanges would aim at:
a) Familiarization with the environment, family life, social customs, etc. of the people living in different parts of the country.
b) Understanding of the common historical and cultural heritage of the country as symbolised in historical monuments, cultural forms and the way of life of the people.
c) Understanding of the problems being faced by the people of different regions.
d) Appreciation of the vastness of the country, its varied customs and traditions and yet a basic oneness which should engender among the participants a pride in being an Indian and
e) To inculcate amongst the youth a feeling of communal harmony.
Formation of groups and activities: In regard to formation of groups, their itinerary and activities would be planned keeping in view the following:
a) The groups should be reasonably representative i.e. they should comprise young men and young women, students and non-students; should preferably include persons of different communities, particularly minorities and those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
b) These groups while travelling to the place of visit could stop, en-route, where conveniently possible, to visit places of interest relating to development and those of historical and cultural heritage.
c) The groups on reaching the places of visit should undertake a variety of programmes which may include:
Cultural programmes
- Seminars, discussions and informal meetings.
- Joint participation of visitors and hosts in social developmental projects.
- Taking up community work
- Participation in regional festivals.
- Visit to places of historical importance and scenic beauty as well as to the sites of important developmental projects.
- Participate in relief and rehabilitation activities
- Attachment with host families
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