International Volunteer Foundation delegation meets Governor

5 Dariya News

Jammu 31-Jan-2017

A delegation of International Volunteer Foundation led by its Chairman Mr. K.K. Sharma met Governor N.N.Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today.The delegation briefed the Governor about the Swachch Vaishno Devi Abhiyan being undertaken by the Foundation under “Save the Trikuta Mountains” Awareness Campaign since 2014. Under this Campaign the volunteers are generating awareness among the locals and the pilgrims to make the holy town and the track to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine clean, green and free from any plastic material  by 2019.

The delegation also appealed to the Governor to recognize National Youth Awardees of Jammu and Kashmir and make them an active part of the system to run social activities in the State. It requested the Governor’s intervention in involving the Awardees in policy making relating to the youth; deputing them as State Youth Ambassadors to other states for national events; lifetime free transport passes for the Awardees as has been done in Haryana and other States, creation of State Youth Commission and District Youth and Block Resource Centres.