For the first time, Chhattisgarh will host the 20th National Youth Festival on January 12-16, 2016, at Naya Raipur. More than 6,000 students across the country are slated to participate.
- The festival is being held on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
- Every year, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as the National Youth Day.
- The festival is being organized by Union ministry of youth affairs & sports,state government, National Service Scheme and Nehru Yuva Kendra.
The event will have contests in 18 different areas including folk dance, classical music and drama. A 38-member organising committee headed by Raipur divisional commissioner Ashok Agrawal has been constituted for organizing the event.
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