The government will organise ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’ in Higher Educational institutions across the country from today to ensure universal enlightened participation of youth in elections. The main objective of the initiative is to engage and encourage young voters to come out and vote and to convey the importance of voting for the larger good of the nation. The programme will be continued till 6th of March.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the youth of the nation to make their voices heard. He highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to the country’s youth and first-time voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers. Mr Pradhan informed that he had directed all Higher Educational institutions in the country to conduct comprehensive voter awareness activities at their campuses to galvanize Yuva Shakti. The initiative symbolizes the importance of Elections and the pride of voting in the largest democracy in the world.
