<p class="title">If you are young with roots in Gujarat but have been living outside the state and seek to visit your home state to get a better understanding and re-establish a connect, the Vijay Rupani government in Gujarat has a proposition for you.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The state wants Gujaratis living outside Gujarat, within India, to know about the cultural, social, industrial and linguistic heritage of their home state. We have now designed a 10-day package for such youths between 18 and 26 years of age," Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Minister of State for Home and in-charge of Non-Resident Gujarati (NRG) division, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the new initiative, the state tourism department would organise package tours for a batch of 25 youths to visit and see for themselves the "industrial growth and development", visit various cultural hotspots, historic monuments and tourist places during their trip.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They will also get to know about the language, handicrafts, culinary, etc and they would interact with experts and dignitaries from the field of education and culture," the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the youth would be visiting multiple places during their 10-day stay, they would also be attending workshops for two days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking about the expenses, the minister said that once the youths reach Gujarat, their lodging, boarding and travel costs would be borne by the state exchequer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They only need to bear costs of travel from and to their respective states. The only other rider is that no more than two such batches would be entertained in a given year.</p>
<p class="title">If you are young with roots in Gujarat but have been living outside the state and seek to visit your home state to get a better understanding and re-establish a connect, the Vijay Rupani government in Gujarat has a proposition for you.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The state wants Gujaratis living outside Gujarat, within India, to know about the cultural, social, industrial and linguistic heritage of their home state. We have now designed a 10-day package for such youths between 18 and 26 years of age," Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Minister of State for Home and in-charge of Non-Resident Gujarati (NRG) division, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the new initiative, the state tourism department would organise package tours for a batch of 25 youths to visit and see for themselves the "industrial growth and development", visit various cultural hotspots, historic monuments and tourist places during their trip.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They will also get to know about the language, handicrafts, culinary, etc and they would interact with experts and dignitaries from the field of education and culture," the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the youth would be visiting multiple places during their 10-day stay, they would also be attending workshops for two days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Talking about the expenses, the minister said that once the youths reach Gujarat, their lodging, boarding and travel costs would be borne by the state exchequer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They only need to bear costs of travel from and to their respective states. The only other rider is that no more than two such batches would be entertained in a given year.</p>
