100-Week Drug De-Addiction Campaign to Be Implemented Under Kashi Spiritual Summit Declaration
Chandigarh: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour and Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, said on the occasion of “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan” that the campaign is a historic mass movement aimed at mobilising the power of youth towards building a Viksit Bharat. The role of healthy, empowered and aware youth of the country is most important in realising the vision of Viksit Bharat envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort.
Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya was the chief guest at the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp’ programme held in Faridabad, which was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing.
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that only healthy citizens can build a healthy society and a prosperous nation. The Prime Minister has described the youth as the charioteers of nation-building during Amrit Kaal, and My Bharat was established with the objective of providing direction to their aspirations, ideas, spirit of service and leadership capabilities. Today, this platform has connected more than 2.24 crore youth with nation-building activities.
He said that to take forward the resolve for a drug-free India expressed by the Prime Minister in 2020, the My Bharat youth organisation prepared a comprehensive action plan in collaboration with spiritual organisations, youth wings and experts associated with de-addiction across the country. In this regard, following two days of deliberations at the Spiritual Youth Conference held in Varanasi last year, an action plan for the next 100 weeks was prepared and given the form of the “Kashi Spiritual Summit Declaration.”
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that reputed spiritual organisations from across the country are joining the campaign. Saints, gurus and spiritual leaders from several organisations, including Mata Amritanandamayi Math and Art of Living, are actively extending their support to keep youth away from drugs.
He said that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Fit India Movement and other mass campaigns under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have demonstrated that even seemingly impossible goals can be achieved through clear leadership, strong resolve and people’s participation. With the same confidence, the youth of the country are coming forward to build a drug-free India.
He said that the main objective of this campaign is to keep youth away from drugs and connect them with sports, service, innovation, volunteering and nation-building. He expressed confidence that with the inspiration of the Prime Minister, the blessings of saints and spiritual gurus, and the collective resolve of crores of youth, the goal of a drug-free India and a Viksit Bharat will certainly be achieved.
