NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Thursday will inaugurate the National Youth Festival on the occasion of the birth anniversary of
Swami Vivekananda.
PM Modi received a warm welcome in Hubbali as people were seen thronging the roads and showering flowers on his cavalcade.
The 26th edition of the festival, which will be held till January 16 at Hubballi-Dharwad and is being organised by the ministry of youth affairs and sports in collaboration with the government of Karnataka.
Here's all you need to know:- During the five-day event, over 7,500 youth delegates from all over India get together to engage in different learning activities.
- Delegates arriving from 28 states and eight union territories will be participating in this youth festival to showcase their talent.
- "There will be a variety of cultural and sports activities during all five days. It is for the first time the national youth festival is being held in the north Karnataka region and it will help the youth to come up in all the fields," Karnataka chief minister Bommai said.
- Activities in the festival will include- discussions on relevant themes like student-centric governance and Digital India, adventure sports activities, exhibitions of traditional sports, competitive cultural events where troupes from different states participate.
- On January 15, a 'YOGATHON' is planned between 6 am to 8 am by mobilising five lakh people from across 31 districts of Karnataka.