Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Kargil organised a day-long district-level “Neighbourhood Youth Parliament” program at Auditorium Hall, Kargil on March 18.

Chief Guest of the occasion, Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan thanked NYK Kargil for organising such an event and also suggested to organise such youth parliament at the block level to educate about contemporary socio-economic development issues confronting local communities in general and the youth in particular and to involve them in debates and discussions

He also spoke on the importance of preserving traditional crops such as millet and its inclusion in the daily diet and urged the youth to revive the traditional food culture and to study climate change and disaster risk reductions.

CEC also informed that Kargil is dependent on glacier water and youth should be informed of precautionary measures to save the glaciers.

Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve appreciated the organizing committee and advised the youth to take maximum benefits of the platform to realize their leadership potential. DC Kargil thanked all the resource persons for delivering their lectures on various important topics.

During the day-long program, various sessions were held in which resources person from various backgrounds discussed about Y-20 themes and mission LiFE and the international year of millets.

Gulzar Hussain Assistant Professor, who was a resource person covered the topic of shared future: youth in democracy and governance. Mohd Hassan shared his view on health, well-being, and sport: agenda for youth followed by a lecture on the future of work, industry 4.0 innovation, and 21st-century skills. Dr. Mohd Salim, Assistant Professor covered a session on mission LiFE. Dr. Rinchan Dolkar, a woman scientist enlightened the audience about the millet and its importance. Dr. Mohd Taqi, Assistant Professor shared his views about climate change and disaster risk reduction: making sustainability a way of life.

A large number of participants from different schools, colleges, skill institutes, and national youth volunteers were present in the program.