37-student delegates visit Nepal under ‘Youth Exchange Programme’

The visit was part of MoU signed in November, 2014 between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Government of Nepal.

According to a press statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the delegation comprised students from different parts of India, affiliated to leading educational institutions such as IITs, AIIMS, NIT, National Law School of India, as well as Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development.

During their week-long stay in Nepal, the delegates met with officials from National Youth Council of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Board, Chamber of Commerce (Youth Wing). They visited the Pashupatinath Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Nagarkot, and also travelled to Lumbini, Chitwan and Pokhara, according to the press statement.

The statement further added that the youth delegation found the exchange program to be a great learning experience that helped them in acknowledging and appreciating the deep bond of friendship between India and Nepal.

The first youth delegation of Nepal, led by the then Minister of Youth and Sports Purushottam Paudel, had visited India in April, 2015. From the Indian side, the first visit of a youth delegation took place during March 10 to 17, 2017 when a 47-member delegation visited Nepal.