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policymakers before being
presented directly before the
Prime Minister.
Such initiatives create a
vibrant ecosystem where ideas
are generated, refined, and
aligned with national priorities.
While presenting the Union
Budget, the Finance Minister
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
acknowledged the importance
acceptance among the youth of of youth participation, noting that
Bharat. ideas shared during the Viksit
One of the defining strengths Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue
of MY Bharat lies in its ability to inspired several proposals,
host large participatory initiatives making it a truly youth driven
that combine engagement with budget.
national purpose. The reimagined Building on this vision,
National Youth Festival, known as MY Bharat Budget Quest
the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders 2026 represents another
Dialogue, exemplifies this significant step in participatory
approach. It provides a platform governance. It aims to increase
for youth to present their ideas awareness and encourage
directly before the Honorable informed dialogue around the
Prime Minister. Through a four Union Budget. Structured as
step multi-level selection a multi stage competition, it
process, ideas are gathered began with a national quiz to
across diverse themes such as assess awareness. Successful
sports, women led development, participants progressed to
infrastructure, agriculture, and an essay stage covering nine
sustainability. From around fifty thematic areas, allowing deeper
lakh participants, the process analysis. In the final stage,
identifies three thousand selected participants will engage
individuals whose ideas are with the national and state
evaluated by experts and stalwarts on the Union Budget,
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