Today’s youth has ‘Can Do’ spirit; source of inspiration for every generation: PM Modi

Puducherry, January 12: PM Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry at 11:00 am, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

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.

While Addressing the Youth Festival, he expressed great faith & confidence in the Youth of the Nation.

Talking of the youth of India, he said, Today’s youth has a ‘Can Do’ spirit which is a source of inspiration for every generation.

”Today, if the youth of India has the ability for hard work, then there is also clarity about the future. That is why what India says today, the world considers it to be the voice of tomorrow.” PM said.

He further said, ”India is entering the golden age of the startup ecosystem boasting over 50,000 startups, out of which more than 10,000 startups were set up in the past 6-7 months amid the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic.”

He also gave the mantra of New India – Compete and Conquer. That is, get involved and win. Unite and win the battle.

Moreover, he asserted, “We believe that sons and daughters are equal. By increasing the marriage age of women from 18 to 21, the government wants to enable ‘Desh ki beti’ to build a career for herself and become Aatmanirbhar.”

25th National Youth Festival is celebrated with a vision of transforming the minds of Indian youth into a united force that works towards the betterment of the country.