Japan International Cooperation Agency has assigned seven more JICA volunteers in India to promote international cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and to work as a bridge between the people of the two countries, officials said on Thursday.
With these new volunteers, the JICA Volunteers who are widely known as Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), there count in India has grown to 18 in as many as 10 states -- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh, the agency said in a statement.
JICA is an independent administrative institution under the Government of Japan, and aims to contribute to the promotion of international cooperation.
"JICA has deployed seven more volunteers to India on July 24 to promote international cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and experience and to work as a bridge between the people of India and Japan," it said.
The new JOCVs sent to India include Takuya ..
