Lucknow: The CM Yogi govt will mark Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, observed as National Youth Day, with grand state-level celebrations. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will present the Vivekananda Youth Awards (2024–25) at the main event to be held on Monday at the Jupiter Hall, Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Girish Chandra Yadav will also attend the programme.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister will inaugurate five multipurpose halls, two in Lucknow and one each in Hardoi, Kannauj, and Saharanpur, constructed at a cost of ₹21 crore under the Khelo India Khelo scheme. From the same venue, he will also lay the foundation stone for three rural stadiums in Sultanpur, Kasganj, and Fatehpur, to be built at a cost of ₹26 crore.
Ajat Shatru Shahi, Deputy Director of the Youth Welfare Department, said, “The state-level Vivekananda Youth Award will be conferred on 10 young achievers in the individual category, as well as on selected youth and women’s groups under the Mangal Dal category. Awardees in the individual category will receive ₹50,000, along with a memento, shawl, and certificate of appreciation. The youth and women’s groups will receive a first prize of ₹1 lakh each, along with a trophy, memento, shawl, and certificate. More than 1,500 Mangal Dal youth will participate in the Vivekananda Youth Award ceremony in Lucknow.”
The Chief Minister will honor these young people at the state-level in the individual category:
1- Abhineet Kumar Maurya - Hardoi
2- Mahika Khanna - Shahjahanpur
3- Martand Ram Tripathi - Gorakhpur
4- Abhishek Pandey - Mau
5- Sanjana Singh - Bareilly
6- Pranav Dwivedi - Gorakhpur
7- Sakshi Jha - Ghaziabad
8- Sachin Gauri Verma - Gorakhpur
9- Divyansh Tandon - Meerut
10- Shikha Sehlot - Ghaziabad
Selected Youth Welfare Groups
1- Sant Kabir Nagar - Semariyawan Gram Panchayat - Rizwan Munir (President)
2- Bijnor - Shahadpur Gulal Gram Panchayat - Ghanshyam Singh (President)
3- Shahjahanpur - Chaudhera Gram Panchayat - Indrajeet Lodhi (President)
Women's Welfare Groups
1- Bijnor - Nahtaur Development Block - Basera Khurd Gram Panchayat - Jyoti (President)
2- Firozabad - Aran Development Block - Akbarpur Sarai Gram Panchayat - Shivani Chandel (President)
3- Sant Kabir Nagar - Santha Development Block - Pasai Gram Panchayat - Suman Kumari (President)
