Theme of this edition of youth festival is Youth for Clean, Green and Progressive India. It aims to spread to spread national integration and harmony.
Events :
- It is 5 day event, which will provide platform to the young talents to perform their level best in music and cultural events.
- During this festival, different competitions, exhibitions, cultural programs, and seminars will be held.
- In this festival sports persons including Virender Sehwag, Sushil Kumar and Mary Kom along with several young MPs are participating to motivate the young minds towards nation building. This youth festival is also likely to give a boost to the tourism industry of the state.
- It will showcase various shades of youth talent through Yuva Kriti, Food Festival, Young Artist Camp, Youth Convention, Suvichar and Adventure activities.
- Besides these there will be other competitive and non-competitive events between youths of different states.
- It was attended by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State for Home state Kiren Rijiju at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati.
About National Youth Festival :
- It is an annual gathering of youth during National Youth Week i.e. from 12 to 16 January. It is celebrated to mark birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda.
- It is organized by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with one of the State Governments
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