Leadership and community development programme are imperative for the development of youth in a state like Chhattisgarh, stated Rajesh Dhruv, Regional Director, Punjab National Bank, Farmer Training Centre.
He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of 3-day residential workshop for youth at PNB Farmer Training Centre Jora and Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Raipur, an autonomous body under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
He further added that youth are the building block in development of any nation. “Thus, it is our responsibility to empower them so that they can contribute in the nation building and development,” he added.
Fifty youths from 3 districts namely Raipur, Gariyaband and Baloda Bazar participated in this training programme.
Arpit Tiwari, District Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Raipur stated that the objective of this training programme is to build personality, character and moral building on one hand and equipped youth with basic qualities of leadership on the other hand.
In addition, the 3-day training programme NYK will also provide rural youth an opportunity to come together, share their experiences, exchange ideas and take up community welfare and Nation Building activities, he said.
Various sessions will be organised in the training programme over the period of three days on national integration and development, village mapping and community development, health issues and drug abuse, personality development and leadership, Panchayti Raj System and self-development to name a few.