national youth day - January 12th

today is national youth day, its celebrated on the occation the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, its celebrated from January 12th to January 16th every year, today also being the martin luther king day, this years celebrations began from January 11th itself

Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports presents National Youth awards every year to motivate young persons to achieve excellence in the feild of national service and to encourage them to develop a sense of responsibility to their community and to improve their own potential as good citizens and young leaders.

The Award consists of a silver medal, a certificate and a cash prize.

The Government has also doubled award money for individual awardees from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 40,000 and for voluntary organizations from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakhs.MORE...