Chümoukedima district administration held a high-level meeting to boost local youth registration for the VBYLD 2027 Quiz.
DIMAPUR — The Chümoukedima district administration held a high-level committee meeting on September 2 to review preparations for the ongoing Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2027 Quiz and to mobilise greater youth participation in the district.
According to a DIPR report, the meeting was chaired by Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) of Chümoukedima, Shreyansee Jain.
The committee informed that the online quiz serves as the mandatory Stage-I entry point for the VBYLD 2027 selection process. Local youth who perform well in the quiz will progress through subsequent stages, including essay submissions and state-level presentations before domain experts, with opportunities to represent the district at the national level.
District Youth Officer K Manikanta stated that the selection process is a multi-tiered talent search aimed at identifying young people with ideas and perspectives for a developed India.
He informed that the national winners will participate as delegates at the main VBYLD event on January 12, 2027, as part of the National Youth Festival in New Delhi.
There, they will have the opportunity to present their ideas and policy innovations on “Viksit Bharat @2047” before the prime minister.
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The meeting highlighted that the online quiz comprises 20 multiple-choice questions to be completed within 600 seconds, focusing on India’s growth, development, and vision. Youth in the age group of 15 to 29 years were informed that registration for the event is to be done exclusively through the official MY Bharat portal and application.
Manikanta also briefed the committee on various features of the MY Bharat ecosystem, including the automatic CV Builder, domain-based mentorship, and linkages with the PM Internship Scheme. He further informed that registered youth can access 60-Hour Experiential Learning Programmes with various government organisations and departments, providing opportunities to gain practical exposure to field-level operations.
The committee resolved to establish helpdesks in colleges to facilitate profile creation and registration and to assist youth in accessing the various opportunities available through the MY Bharat platform.
Members of the mobilisation committee, including Letsol Thakro, National Service Scheme Programme Officer of Tetso College; Keyipho Longkumer, Assistant Professor at ICFAI University; Medochulhoy Shiuya, Information and Publicity Secretary of Chümoukedima Town Youth Organisation (CTYO); Visedelie Savino of CTYO; and Kevipele Keyho, President of Chümoukedima Town Students' Union, discussed measures to enhance participation in the district.
The district administration directed colleges, higher secondary schools, and youth organisations to conduct awareness and mobilisation activities to encourage maximum participation of eligible youth in the quiz and the subsequent stages of the VBYLD 2027 selection process.