Lok Sabha Question No. 1150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Skilled Young Leaders for Nation Building
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde

## Government of India

## Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1150

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## Skilled Young Leaders for Nation Building

†1150. Smt. Kamlesh Jangde:

Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

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

- (a) the details of specific programmes or workshops offered under the dialogue  to  equip  young  leaders  with  the  skills  required  for  nation building especially in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b)  whether  the  dialogue  aligns  with  India's  goal  of  becoming  a developed nation by 2047;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  number  of  youth  proposed  to  be  equipped  with  the  skills required  for  nation  building  from  the  States  of  Chhattisgarh  and Himachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d) National Youth Festival (NYF) is one of the major programmes of National Programme for Youth Adolescent Development (NPYAD) Scheme being implemented by Ministry of Youth Affairs  and  Sports.  This  year,  NYF  has  been  restructured  and  called Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD).  VBYLD-2025 was an effort  to  broaden  the  NYF  platform  and  engage  with  youths  more

intensively. It was  an  effort to align with the Prime  Minister's Independence  Day  vision  of  engaging  1  lakh  youth  in  public  affairs, providing them with a national platform to create a meaningful sphere of national development and leadership for a developed India.  In the dialogue,  youth  were  encouraged  to  write  about  various  aspects  of Viksit Bharat. The dialogue encouraged them to dream big and work towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

VBYLD-2025  brought  together  30  lakh  motivated  youth  nationwide including the States of Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; a total of around  2500  dynamic  youth  were  selected  to  participate  in  the  28 th National Youth Festival: Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025, held from 10 th  -12 th  January, 2025,  through a merit-based, multi-stage process, representing India's most vibrant demographic of youth aged 15-29.    The  presentations  emerging  out  of  the  dialogue  were  made before Hon'ble Prime Minister. The VBYLD-2025 emerged as a landmark  event,  fostering  the  next  generation  of  leaders,  innovators and thinkers who will drive India's growth.

The selected participants of Viksit Bharat Track and Traditional Track, young innovators, volunteers, etc. became part of VBYLD 2025. Additionally,  over  6  crore  youth  and  others  witnessed  the  event through various social media platforms.

Under  Viksit  Bharat  Young  Leaders  Dialogue  (VBYLD),  no  specific programme  or  workshop  was  offered  to  youth.  However,  as  part  of VBYLD, Viksit Bharat Challenge was organized in four stages namely, Viksit  Bharat  Quiz;  Viksit  Bharat  Essay;  Viksit  Bharat  PPT  Challenge and  Viksit  Bharat  Championship  on  12 th  January  2025  at  Bharat

Mandapam, New Delhi.

The ten themes for discussion during Viksit Bharat Challenge were:

- i.        Vikas Bhi Virasat Bhi
- ii.        Empowering Women And Improving Social Indicators
- iii.        Tech For Viksit Bharat
- iv.        Making India The Global Manufacturing Powerhouse
- v.        Building The Infrastructure For The Future
- vi.        Enhancing Productivity In Agriculture
- vii.        Steering India Towards A fully Sustainable Future
- viii.        Empowering Youth For Viksit Bharat

## ix.        Making India The Startup Capital Of The World x.        Making India a Sporting And Fit Nation.

'Viksit  Bharat  2047"  is  an  initiative  aimed  at  realizing  India's aspiration of becoming a developed nation by its centennial year of independence.

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