As many as 212 young boys and girls participated in the Nasha Mukti Shapath Chakra and Signature Campaign organised by MY Bharat Chandigarh at Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, on Saturday as part of the nationwide opening programme of the 100-week-long ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Abhiyan’.
The programme, organised by MY Bharat, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, aimed at engaging young people in the national campaign against drug and substance abuse and encouraging them to become active ambassadors of a healthy and drug-free society.
The Nasha Mukti Shapath Chakra and Signature Campaign remained the key attraction of the programme, with 212 participating youth taking a collective pledge and putting their signatures in support of the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign.
Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Vinay Kumar, District Youth Officer, Chandigarh, said: “The 100-week-long Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Abhiyan is a nationwide youth-led movement, and Chandigarh’s young people have an important role to play in taking its message to every college, institution and community. Our objective is not merely to create awareness, but to empower youth to become active ambassadors of a Nasha Mukt Bharat.”
He further called upon the students to make healthy choices, discourage substance abuse among their peers and actively contribute towards building a healthier and more responsible society.
The programme also included youth-led discussions, slogan-writing and other awareness activities focused on the harmful effects of substance abuse and the role of young people in creating a drug-free society.
The event was organised in collaboration with Dev Samaj College for Women, with participation from students, faculty members and MY Bharat volunteers.
The initiative is part of the larger Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Abhiyan, which seeks to mobilise India’s youth towards the collective vision of a healthy, responsible and developed nation.
