Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: National Youth Festival
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Manickam Tagore B, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

National Youth Festival

2394.

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has organized 23rd National Youth Festival recently and if so, the details thereof along with the theme of the festival;
- (b) the number of youths participated in the said programmes/events and the number of programmes organized during the festival;
- (c) whether  organizing  such  a  festival  help  to  provide  a platform to interact and exchange the social and culture uniqueness and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  number  of  such  festivals  organized  during each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  number  of  youth benefited out of such festival; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to build a platform to bring the youth together?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Yes, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with Government of Uttar Pradesh has organized the 23 rd  National Youth  Festival  from  12 th   to  16 th   January,  2020  at  Lucknow,  Uttar Pradesh. The theme of the Festival was FIT YOUTH FIT INDIA.
- (b) 7174 youths from different part of the country participated in the 23 rd National Youth Festival. 18 competitive and 6 noncompetitive  events,  besides  opening  and  closing  ceremony  were organized during the festival.
- (c) Yes, various events such as Folk Dance, Folk Song, Classical Dance  (Manipuri,  Oddissi,  Bharatnatyam,  Kathak  and  Kuchipuddi), Classical Vocal Solo (Hindustani and Carnatic), Classical Instrumental  Solo  (Sitar,  Flute,  Tabla,  Veena  and  Mrigdangam), Harmonium  (Light)  and  Guitar  provided  an  opportunity  for  the participants of the festival to interact and exchange the social and cultural  uniqueness.  Organization  of  Food  Festival,  Yuva  Kriti  and Cultural evenings also provided cross cultural exchange.
- (d) The details of number of such festival organized during each of the last three years is as under: -

|   Sr. No |   Year | Venue                                                                                                | Theme                                                                                                | No. of Participants                                                                                  |
|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 |   2017 | Rohtak, Haryana                                                                                      | Youth for Digital India                                                                              | 7500                                                                                                 |
|        2 |   2018 | Grater Noida, Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | Sankalp se Siddhi                                                                                    | 3456                                                                                                 |
|        3 |   2019 | In the year 2019, the National Youth Festival was merged with National Youth Parliament Festival and | In the year 2019, the National Youth Festival was merged with National Youth Parliament Festival and | In the year 2019, the National Youth Festival was merged with National Youth Parliament Festival and |

| was organized from 12 th January to 27 th February, 2019   |
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(e) The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports,  besides  organizing such festivals, also provides financial assistance to State Governments, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and voluntary organizations  to  conduct  State  Level  Youth  Festival  and  other programmes such as National Integration camps, Inter State Youth Exchange Programmes and Multi-Cultural Activities. Participation in such festival and camps promotes spirit of national integration, unity in diversity and induces a sense of social harmony amongst the youth thus bringing the youth together.

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