LG interacts with youth who attended national youth festival

Jammu, Jan 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday interacted with the youth who returned after representing Jammu and Kashmir at the 29th National Youth Festival-Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue-2026 in New Delhi.

LG Sinha congratulated the J&K contingent for their exemplary performance on the national stage.

He also encouraged the youth to adopt four mantras in life – knowing one’s inner self, finding the inner voice, learning through experiences, and fostering collaboration.

The J&K contingent participated under two tracks – Viksit Bharat Challenge Track and Cultural and Innovation Track.

Suvidha (Innovation with tradition, building a modern Bharat); Kum Kum (Building future-ready workforce for Viksit Bharat); Mridul (Fit Bharat, Hit Bharat) and Nitish (Building Sustainable and Green Viksit Bharat) were selected for final presentations and presented their ideas before Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The J&K team, comprising Salik Aijaz Khan, Saliq Bashir, and Adnan Ferdos, secured 3rd position at the national level for their hackathon project ANTS (disaster resilient system).

Sheikh Anzar Amin was selected for the PM Gallery for inventing an automatic gas regulator for LPG heaters.

Commissioner Secretary to Government, Youth Services and Sports, Yasha Mudgal; Director General Youth Services and Sports, Anuradha Gupta and senior officers and officials who accompanied the contingent were present during the interaction.