The Nehru Yuva Kendra, an autonomous body under the Ministry of skill development, entrepreneurship, youth affairs and sports, Government of India, organised a youth seminar on the occasion of 125th anniversary of the first Prime Minister of Independent India Jawaharlal Nehru which is also celebrated as Children’s Day across the country, on the ground of DAV Inter College at district headquarters Pauri on Friday. The chief guest of the function, Additional District Magistrate BS Chalal inaugurated it by paying tribute to legendary leader and garlanding Nehru’s portrait. The youth mandals from different blocks participated. The youth volunteers showed their skills, learnt in the workshop training conducted by Nehru Yuva Kendra. Mostly, the hand-made products of Services for Integrated & Neo growth in Himalaya, Bijal Mahila Jan Kalyan Samiti Ghhurdori, Nanda Educational Environment and Development Society Need were the main attraction. Chalal felicitated the Bal Samadhan Kendra president Rajesh Mensell with a sum of Rs25,000 and a certificate. Sudarshan Bisht, Khusbu and laxmi were awarded for participating in the National Integration Camp.
The special guest Prof SK Saxena dwelt on the contribution of Pandit Nehru while stressing that he was the pillar of modern India.
“To uplift the nation, Nehru emphasised on industry, five year plan for development and non-alignment policy. Besides, he epitomised democracy, socialism and secularism,” he said.
Chalal congratulated all the youths participating the seminar and said that the youths are the real backbone of the nation. The youth should work hard to bring out their talent and become the milestone for the development of the nation.
Chalal also appreciated the cultural programme presented by the different youth mandals from the blocks.
District youth coordinator Mukesh Dimri said that the youth of villages in the district are taking interest in the different programmes of the ministry and developing their skill in different fields. Former municipal board president and manager of DAV College Ganesh Negi with other dignitaries were present.