Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme at Central University of Jammu

JAMMU: A week long (4^th—8^th  August, 2025) Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme (VBYCP), organised under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, kicked off at Central University of Jammu on 4^thAugust, 2025 with the Viksit Bharat Pledge administered by Registrar, Prof. Yashwant Singh and Tiranga Rally flagged off by Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sanjeev Jain in the presence of Director, Directorate of Physical Education, Central University of Jammu, Prof. Vandana Sharma and deans, heads, faculty, staff and students.

The Vice Chancellor underscored the role of youth’s immense potential and advised them to embrace ‘Make in India’ and indigenous platforms to usher towards "Viksit Bharat 2047", but also acknowledged enormous challenges in the era of technological boom and addiction to social media. The Director underscored the relevance of VBYCP to foster a spirit of responsible citizenship, leadership and social awareness among the youth. She said that the university is organising a series of activities to capture the spirit of Viksit Bharat @2047 and Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan commencing with a Pledge followed by Tiranga Rally; Cycle Rally – ‘Paddle for Viksit Bharat’; Yuva Samvaad; wall painting and slogan writing; and Nukkad Natak.

Dr. Sudhakar, Dr. Kiran, Dr. Bhawani, and Dr.Neerendra, Assistant Directors and Lt. Dr. Pankaj Mehta and Dr. Anju Thappa are the core committee members of the programme. As part of VBYCP, students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, CU Jammu participated in a wall painting and slogan writing activities. On August 6^th, the Cycle Rally – ‘Paddle for Viksit Bharat’,was flagged off by Registrar and Director and her team, followed by Yuva Samvad on ‘Drug Addiction: An Overview’ were conducted.Through the rally, the Director efficaciously addressed the participants about the progressive stride towards Nasha Mukt Viksit Bharat.

Following this event, the Yuva Samvad was held at the Auditorium. The eminent speaker of the event Dr. Manu Arora, MD, DPM, Prof. and HoD, Psychiatry, Govt. Medical College Jammu initiated his talk by emphasising that Jammu and Kashmir, and India as a whole has become one of the epicentres of drug consumption today than just a transit. He elaborately implicated the dire consequences of drug abuse and addiction to health, society, and particularly, the security of the country. The talk was received with critical queries and insights from the participants and attendees which the speaker gave quenching responses to. On 7^th, Nukkad Natak, focused on Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, led by Dr. Anju Thapa was performed in the university by the students of university.