Indore, Jul 11 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday announced that 2027 would be observed as the ‘Year of Youth’, with a special campaign to involve more than two crore young people in the state’s development and policymaking process.
Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the ‘My Youth, My Pride’ conclave here, Yadav said the state government would seek suggestions from young people on governance, development priorities and ways to improve government schemes.
“We are going to celebrate 2027 as the Year of Youth. We want to know from our young people what direction the state should take, how they wish to participate in development and how government schemes can be improved,” he said.
Yadav said the year-long initiative would include interactions with youth from sectors such as tourism, agriculture, healthcare, startups, innovation, skill development and employment to incorporate their suggestions into policymaking.
The chief minister said the state’s startup and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sectors had expanded rapidly.
He said more than 1.43 crore people had found employment in over 25 lakh MSME units across Madhya Pradesh.
According to Yadav, Madhya Pradesh has more than 8,000 startups, nearly half of them led by women.
He said the Chief Minister Udyam Kranti Yojana had provided loans worth Rs 1,621 crore and subsidies of Rs 136 crore to 23,590 young entrepreneurs, while more than eight lakh youths had been linked to the ‘Seekho Kamao’ scheme.
Yadav also said the state had witnessed rapid expansion in medical education and more than 50 government and private medical colleges were expected to be operational in the coming years. PTI HWP LAL BNM
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