Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday exhorted the youth to remain positive and enthusiastic and eliminate the word FEAR (Forget Everything And Run) from their lives and instead work with the spirit of ‘Face Everything And Rise’ (FEAR) so as to contribute effectively in nation building.
Speaking at a Webinar on “Yuva Prerna Diwas” (Youth Motivation Day) organized by J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad to celebrate the 70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said the birthday is being celebrated in the country as “Seva Saptah”. He said that works of social service like blood donation camps, eye camps and distribution of fruits in hospitals would be taken up during the ‘Seva Saptah’.
Describing India as a country of youth, Khattar said India has more than 65 per cent of its population below 35 years and they have the responsibility on their shoulders to realise Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and also the effective implementation of other programmes like Make In India, Startup India, Standup India etc.
The Chief Minister also laid emphasis on imparting employment-oriented education to the students so as to make them self-reliant. He said that the State Government has established the country’s first Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, at Dudhola village of Palwal district for the skill development of youth.
Referring to the new National Education Policy-2020, he said that the new reforms that have been made in this policy would further motivate the youth of the country. Similarly, the recruitment reform in the form of National Recruitment Agency (NRA) would prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters, he added. He said that many new policies and programmes have also been implemented to give a major boost to sports as well as make the youth physically strong.
He said that the Khelo India Programme is one of them.
Earlier, speaking on this occasion, Vice Chancellor of J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, Dinesh Kumar said that the University has decided to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Prime Minister as “Yuva Prerna Diwas” (Youth Motivation Day).
