Centre will encourage children to visit soldiers on the borders to develop a better understanding and convey the nation's gratitude for their services. <br/><br/>Addressing a function on Children's Day in New Delhi today, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said government is making efforts to hold a programme called Seema Darshan on 26th January and some selected children will go and see how the security forces work.<br/><br/>The Minister said the children would demonstrate to the jawans how they are preserving and taking forward the cultural legacy that the armed forces are protecting.<br/><br/>She said during wartime, artistes used to go to borders to ensure that the morale of soldiers remains high. <br/><br/>The Minister also claimed that in one year, with the cooperation of all states, all government schools will have separate toilet for girls.
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Centre to encourage children to visit soldiers on borders: Smriti Irani