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the highest participation. This
massive outreach ensured that
the dialogue was not limited
to a select few in metropolitan
centres but tapped into the talent
pool across the entire nation.
The first edition (2025) laid
a strong foundation, creating
a historic space for over 2,000
young leaders to engage in a free-
flowing dialogue with the nation's
leadership at Bharat Mandapam.
This edition expands its scope
with new innovation verticals
like 'Design for Bharat' and 'Tech
hosted on the MY Bharat portal for Viksit Bharat' hackathons,
saw staggering participation focussing on actionable solutions
from over 50 lakh young Indians. for societal challenges. For the
Conducted in 12 languages, the first time, it saw participation of
quiz tests knowledge on various international participants, which
aspects of the country and transformed the dialogue into a
vision towards ‘Viksit Bharat’. global exchange of ideas.
The quiz was jointly hosted The true genius of VBYLD lies
on the MY Bharat and MyGov in its structure– a platform for
platforms between September young people aged 15-29 years
1, 2025 and October 31, 2025, to articulate innovative ideas on
with participation from all 28 sector-specific themes such as
states and 8 Union Territories. agriculture, skill development,
States like Tamil Nadu, Uttar governance, space technology,
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and more. It starts with digital
and West Bengal reported and regional engagements like
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