National
Youth Festival – 2016
Venue: Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Mascot: Sanghi (Friend), Wild Buffalo [the state
animal of Chhattisgarh]
Theme: “India
Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony”
The 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated by
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari at Rajyostav
Sthal in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh to mark the National Youth Day. The five day
long annual festival is celebrated by the Union Government in partnership with
a state government on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami
Vivekananda. For the 20th National Youth Festival, Chhattisgarh was chosen as
the partner state with the theme India
Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony.
Features of 20th National Youth Festival
• It is an annual gathering of students being jointly organised by
Chhattisgarh Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Union Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan and National Service Scheme.
• The festival seen the participation of over 6000 youths from across
the country except West Bengal.
• It seen contests in 18 different disciplines, including folk dance,
folk song, drama, classical music, classical dance, extempore etc.
• For the first time in the youth festival, para-trooping was displayed
by the Indian Army along with weapons and explosives used during war.
• It comprises a Youth Parliament where representatives of student
unions and Universities would discuss key issues of the country particularly on
the theme-India Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony.
• National Industry Conclave:
The conclave, which is held annually during the festival, saw the participation
of various ministries and companies.
• In the conclave, the participants discussed issues related to skill
development such as public private participation, reforms in skills for
industrial development and improving livelihood in rural India through Skill
India.
• On this occasion, Tata Group announced that it would establish 40
skill centres.
• Mascot: Wild Buffalo, the
state animal of Chhattisgarh, in famous dancing pose was chosen as the mascot
of the event. The mascot was named as Sanghi
(friend), which symbolises strength, gives message of physical fitness to
youth of nation and its dancing pose signifies festive zeal.
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