Hubli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Youth Festival here on Thursday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The 26th edition of the National Youth Festival, which will be held in Hubli-Dharwad till January 16, is being organized by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in association with the Government of Karnataka. According to officials, the festival is organized every year. Along with motivating the talented youth towards nation building, providing opportunities at the national level. It brings together diverse cultures from all parts of the country on a common platform and unites the participants in the spirit of “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat”, he said, adding that the theme of this year’s festival is Developed Youth – Developed India.
Over 30,000 youth are expected to attend the inaugural function where the Prime Minister will share his vision with them. During the five-day event, over 7,500 youth delegates from across India, recognized and leaders in their own fields of activity, come together to engage in various learning activities.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that youth representatives from 28 states and eight union territories will participate in this youth festival to showcase their talent. “Various types of cultural and sports activities will take place during all the five days. This is the first time the National Youth Festival is being organized in the North Karnataka region and this will help youth from all walks of life,” he said. Told.
Though there will be no roadshow by the PM during the visit, people are allowed to stand on both sides of the road from the airport to the venue, he said.
According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the activities at the festival will include discussions on relevant topics like student-centric governance and Digital India, adventure sports activities, exhibitions of traditional sports, competitive cultural events where teams from different states participate.
Apart from this non-competitive programs like social development fair ‘Yuva Kriti’, Adventure Festival’, Suvichar’, and Young Artist Camp’ are others. On January 15, a ‘Yogthan’ has been planned between 6 am and 8 am, mobilizing five lakh people from 31 districts of Karnataka.
There will be a ‘Youth Summit’ which will include two-way discussions on topics such as the future of work, industry, innovation and 21st century skills, climate change and disaster risk reduction, peace building and reconciliation, shared future- youth in democracy and governance . ,
According to officials, this year this festival is being celebrated as ‘Green Youth Festival’, where only reusable cutlery, napkins etc. are being used. All souvenirs, medals, stationery are of reusable material, water refilling stations have also been installed to reduce the use of disposables.