PM Modi launches ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ on August 2. 

• The initiative aims to inspire youth to stay away from substance abuse and encourage them to become ambassadors of positive social change in their communities.

• Addressing a massive nationwide video conference, the PM formally greeted the diverse assembly including over one crore young citizens connected from more than 28,000 locations. 

• The launch will mark the beginning of a 100-week nationwide public participation campaign against substance abuse. 

• Under this campaign, weekly activities will be organised every Sunday across the country to promote awareness and encourage public participation in building a drug-free society. 

• The activities will include sports events, walkathons, meditation sessions, cultural programmes, awareness campaigns, street plays, discussion forums, art competitions and community engagement programmes.

• The initiative seeks to further strengthen community participation by bringing together educational institutions, youth organisations, civil society groups, industry bodies and spiritual organisations on a common platform to create a collective movement against substance abuse.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)