Uttar Pradesh
17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
- 30 Sep 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme in Lucknow.
- The program, scheduled from 25th September to 1st October 2025, involves approximately 200 participants from Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
Key Points
- About: The 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme is a week-long initiative aimed at integrating tribal youth into the national mainstream, providing them with exposure to India's diverse culture, history, and development.
- Objectives:
- Enhance Youth Aspirations: Provide youth from remote tribal areas in 12 districts across five states an opportunity to visit 24 diverse locations in India to understand the cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic diversity of the nation.
- Exposure to Development Opportunities: Introduce them to technological, industrial, and skill development advancements, as well as education and employment opportunities, while raising awareness about welfare schemes.
- Preserve Cultural Heritage: Sensitise tribal youth to their rich cultural traditions and encourage them to preserve and promote their heritage for future generations.
- Build Self-Esteem: Foster emotional bonds among tribal youth from different regions, enhancing their self-esteem and creating a sense of unity.
- Career Development: Provide interactions with key leaders, achievers, and experts, and offer career counselling, life skills training, and awareness of government schemes to support their personal and professional growth.
- Participants: A group of 40 tribal students from Kanker district, who were chosen from Naxal-affected villages, are also part of the 'Bharat Darshan' tour.
- These students will visit key cultural, historical, and educational sites in Lucknow and other locations.
- Organiser: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) organises Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the development of tribal youth with the support of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
- The 'Bharat Darshan' tour is being organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) jointly.
