PM inaugurates 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry, via video conferencing today.   Today, being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as National Youth Day.

• During the event, the Prime Minister unveiled selected essays on “Mere Sapno ka Bharat” and “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement”. 
• These essays have been selected from submissions by over 1 lakh youth on the two themes. 
• The Prime Minister also inaugurated a Technology Centre of the MSME Ministry, established at Puducherry with an investment of about Rs. 122 crore. 
• The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam - an auditorium with an open-air theatre, constructed by the Government of Puducherry at a cost of about Rs 23 crores.

For more details about National Youth Festival kindly see January 6, 2022 post.