DIMAPUR: The district administration, Chümoukedima, convened 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 across the district. The meeting was chaired by SDO (Civil), Chümoukedima, Shreyansee Jain.
According to a DIP report, the committee informed that the online quiz would serve as the mandatory Stage-I entry point for the VBYLD 2027 selection process.
Local youth performing well in the quiz would progress to 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, explained that the multi-tiered selection process was designed to identify young people with ideas and perspectives for a developed India.
He stated that national winners would participate as delegates at the main event of VBYLD on January 12, 2027, during the National Youth Festival in New Delhi, where they would present their ideas and policy innovations on “Viksit Bharat @2047” before the Prime Minister of India. The meeting highlighted that the online quiz comprised 20 multiple-choice questions to be completed within 600 seconds, focusing on India’s growth, development and vision. Youth aged 15 to 29 years were informed that registration must be done exclusively through the official MY Bharat Portal and application.
Manikanta also briefed the committee on features of the MY Bharat ecosystem, including the automatic CV Builder, domain-based mentorship, and linkages with the PM Internship Scheme.
He added that registered youth could access 60-hour experiential learning programmes with government organisations and departments, providing practical exposure to field-level operations.
The committee resolved to establish helpdesks in colleges to facilitate profile creation and registration, assisting youth in accessing opportunities available through the MY Bharat platform. Members of the mobilisation committee, including Letsol Thakro (NSS PO, Tetso College), Keyipho Longkumer (Assistant Professor, ICFAI University), Medochulhoy Shiuya (Information and Publicity Secretary, CTYO), Visedelie Savino (CTYO) and Kevipele Keyho (President, CTSU), 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 subsequent stages of the VBYLD 2027 selection process.