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Since 2004, the Government of India has been organizing “Know India Programmes” (KIPs) for the Indian youth diaspora in the age group of 18-30, with an objective to connect them with their motherland and to give them an exposure about the various aspects of contemporary India’s form of Art, Culture and heritage etc. This programme is meant for Diaspora of third generation and beyond. Participants have to bear 10% of total cost and 90% will be borne by Government.
2. In this series, the Government has decided to organize six KIPs during the Financial Year 2019-20. Out of these six KIPs, the Government has already announced three Know India Programmes (54th, 55th & 56th) on the KIP portal in May 2019 and remaining three KIPs i.e. 57th, 58th and 59th has been announced now. The schedule of these KIPs is as under:-
|
S. No. |
No. of KIP |
Partner State |
Duration of the whole KIP in India |
Schedule for visiting Partner State. |
Last date of online submission of applications on KIP Portal. |
|
1. |
57th KIP |
Himachal Pradesh |
5th to 29th November, 2019 |
10th to 19th November, 2019 |
15th September, 2019 |
|
2. |
58th KIP |
Odisha |
1st to 25th December, 2019. |
6th to 15th December, 2019 |
15th October, 2019 |
|
3. |
59th KIP |
Andhra Pradesh |
1st to 25th January, 2020 |
7th to 16th January, 2020 |
15th November, 2019 |
3. Indian youth diaspora can apply online on the KIP portal through https://www.kip.gov.in/. Ministry’s guidelines are also available on the KIP portal (https://kip.gov.in/home/guidelines).
