25th State Level Youth Festival inaugurated
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 15 2022:
Youth Affairs and Sports, Manipur on Thursday inaugurated the 25th State Level Youth Festival, 2022.YAS minister Govindas Konthoujam was as the chief guest of the event, with 15 national youth awardees and participants from across 16 districts of Manipur in attendance.
The national level youth awardees were honoured at the Silver Jubilee celebration of the State Level Youth Festival.
The State Level Youth Festival started on December 14, 2022 and will go on till December 18 .
The festival will show participation of youths in different state level competitions which include folk dance, folk songs, flute, guitar, sitar, harmonium and classical dance, among others.
Speaking at the inauguration event, the sports minister encouraged the youths of the state to be more participative and passionate about exploring their talents focusing on how the youth should lead in the 'War on Drugs' campaign.
He also said that such festivals will help in the drafting and implementation of the new youth policy.
It is also worth mentioning that the winner of State Level Youth Festival 2022 will represent Manipur at the National Level Youth Festival 2023 which will be held from January 12 to 16, 2023.The state will also be hosting the next Northeast Youth Festival which will be held from February 24 to 28, 2023 in Imphal, a release said.