nChhattisgarh Chief Secretary R.P. Mandal chaired a meeting to review the preparation of State-Youth Festival to be held in the state from Tuesday.
The three day youth Fest will be held from January 12 to 14 at Science College, Raipur. It is an annual gathering of youth, where they participate in various activities and competitions.
The chief guest of the youth fest will be Governor of the state Anusuiya Uikey.
Inaugural programme will start at 11 a.m. on January 12 and the closing ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on January 14.
In the fest, activities will be organised in 37 categories including 28 cultural activities, 4 educational activities, and 5 traditional activities. 10 venues have been finalized for 821 events.
The youth festival aims to promote the concept of national integration, spirit of communal harmony, brotherhood. 6864 winners of district and block-level are participating in the event, including 4043 males and 2821 females. Various kinds of games will be organized for individuals and teams.
Winning participants will be provided cash prize. Prize will be distributed on the same day when the competition is held.
Participant securing 1st position will get Rs 10,000 cash prize, 2nd position Rs 7500 cash prize and 3rd position will get Rs 5000 cash prize. Winners of individual participant categories will be awarded prizes as follows- Rs 1000 winner, first runner up will be awarded Rs 700 and second runner up will be awarded Rs 500. Transportation, accommodation, and all the basic facilities are being provided to the participants.
The youth fest will start at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 8.30 p.m. The objective of celebrating this youth fest is to focus on cultural aspects and a number of other programs covering a wide variety of activities.
Mandal said that it will provide nationwide exposure to the youth for the expression of their cultural talents and aspirations. Exhibitions will be put up by various departments on specific topics. For example exhibition on tourism will be conducted by Tourism department, Employment guidance by Employment Exchange Department, Gandhi Yatra by Public Relation department, skill development center by Technical Department, as per the instructions of Mandal.