Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar today launched the Jammu division leg of "Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat", a nationwide campaign of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports run through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat).
The Divisional Commissioner said a drug-free society is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders and appreciated the efforts of MY Bharat in engaging youth through creative activities. The active participation of young people, he said, is essential to realising the vision of a Nasha Mukt Bharat and a Viksit Bharat.
He assured support for the campaign and its district-level events, which will see the participation of educational institutions, youth organisations and the general public and called upon the youth to register on the MY Bharat portal to take part in the proposed programmes.
The campaign, organised by MY Bharat under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, aims to mobilise youth against substance abuse through awareness, creative expression and community participation. Debates, declamation, painting, slogan writing, quiz, folk song, folk dance and reel-making competitions will be held across the districts of the Union Territory.
As part of the campaign, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the participants and administer the Nasha Mukt pledge. The Union Home Minister will grace the Nasha Mukt Youth Conclave on August 14. State Director MY Bharat Jammu and Kashmir Nitin Hangloo thanked the Divisional Commissioner for launching the campaign poster and reaffirmed MY Bharat's commitment to mobilising youth across the Union Territory towards building a drug-free and developed India.
Among those present were Dean Students Welfare Jammu University Prof Prakash Anthal, Sports Administrator and MY Bharat Ambassador for J&K Ranjeet Kalra, State Director MY Bharat J&K Nitin Hangloo, besides other officials and volunteers of MY Bharat.