National Youth Festival-2020 in Lucknow from 12th January

The 23^rd Edition of the National Youth Festival will be organized by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports along with the Uttar Pradesh State Government at the Indira Pratishthan located in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow from 12th January to 16th January 2020, as since 1985 every year the day 12th January is celebrated as the National Youth Day in India.

The theme of the National Youth Festival 2020: FIT YOUTH FIT INDIA

The theme for this year was chosen in pursuance of the goal of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi for a New India to be a fit India while the festival will have a blend of diverse socio-cultural milieu that will prove the belief and commitment of the Prime Minister in ‘EK Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ as since the inception of the festival in 1995, it has provided the youths from across the country a platform to showcase their skills and talents in various activities. Similarly, for this year’s festival from 13^th to 16^th January different competitive events along with non-competitive events such as adventure camp, youth convention, folk dance, Yuva Kriti, etc will be organized.

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020