Chhattisgarh Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey on Wednesday said that youth in the country have a lot of talent, skills and are keen on building the society.
He was addressing the five-day '20th National Youth Festival 2016' here.
On the second day at Naya Raipur, he was the chief guest at the ' Suvichar and Rashtriya Yuva Sammelan'. The youth are capable enough to give a new direction to the society. Pandey appreciated the inaugural address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video-conferencing on the first day of the Festival on Tuesday.
He called upon the gathering to follow the footsteps of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build a bright future.
The Utsav is jointly organised by the National Service Scheme, Union Sports Ministry and Youth Welfare Department of Chhattisgarh. Pandey said that the participants from various parts of the country will learn the diverse cultural traditions, costumes, language and meet a lot of people. He greeted the youth for the New Year and wished them a bright future.