"Over 1 lakh youth will pledge allegiance to Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra": Anurag Thakur

Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], January 11 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that the youth of the country is capable of building a strong India and that over one lakh youth will showcase the youth power and pledge allegiance to the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at the National Youth Festival in Nashik.
Speaking to ANI about the 27th National Youth Festival, Anurag Thakur said, "January 12 will be celebrated as National Youth Day to mark Swami Vivekananda's 161st birth anniversary celebration. The festival is being celebrated in Nashik. Thousands of youth have gathered here."
"Tomorrow a big event is going to be held here, wherein Prime Minister Modi, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, will also be present," he said.
"More than 1 lakh youth will gather here and showcase the youth power of India. The Viksit Bharat Sankalp 2047 will be taken by the youth for the youth. "Yuvao ke liye Yuvao ke dwara." The youth of this country are capable of building a strong India," Anurag Thakur said further.
The National Youth Festival is organised every year from January 12 to 16, with January 12 being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
The host state for the festival this year is Maharashtra. The theme of this year's Festival is 'Viksit Bharat 2047: For the youth, by the Youth'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra tomorrow and unveil projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore in the state.
He will inaugurate the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, built at a cost of about Rs 17,840 crore. Atal Setu is the longest bridge and also the longest sea bridge in the country.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of underground road tunnel connecting Eastern Freeway's Orange Gate and launch Namo Mahila Shashaktikaran Abhiyaan in the state.
An official release said that it has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to make youth a key part of the development journey of the country.
"In another effort in this endeavour, Prime Minister will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival (NYF) in Nashik," it said.
NYF seeks to create a forum where youth from different regions of India can share their experiences and strengthen foundations for a united nation, in the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
About 7500 youth delegates from across the country will take part in the Festival at Nasik. Various events including cultural performances, indigenous sports, declamation and thematic based presentation, young artist camp, poster making, story writing, youth convention, food festival will be organised. (ANI)