Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, May 20: An educational-cum-motivational tour for Sarpanchs and Panchs was flagged off by Army from Chanderkot here today.
The tour was flagged off by Deputy Commander of Rashtriya Rifles Sector based at Chanderkot, who interacted with the tour members and expressed hope that the excursion would leave a memorable impact on their minds and provide them an ideal opportunity to witness the infrastructural development and the secular social fabric of the country.
During the 10-day tour, 23 Sarpanchs including six women Sarpanchs and Panchs will visit New Delhi (Noida), Udaipur and Ajmer and will get an opportunity to interact with their counterparts and officials of various civic bodies to gain first hand information on the activities being undertaken by the village Panchayats so as to draw similar lessons for themselves.
They will be visiting various self help groups, NGOs for women empowerment, small scale industries for handicrafts and MSME installations. They will also visit Noida University in Noida and Pacific University in Udaipur.
In addition, they will also visit culturally and historically important monuments like Lal Qila, Qutab Minar, Rashtrapati Bhawan at New Delhi, Pichola Lake, Kumbhalgarh Fort at Udaipur and Dargah Sharif, Anasagar Lake, Tara Garh Fort, at Ajmer and Bagh-e-Bahu and Dal Lake at Jammu and Kashmir.
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