Port Blair, Dec. 11: The Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth’ via video conferencing today. During the program, Prime Minister addressed the Vice Chancellors of Universities, Heads of Institutes and faculty members in the workshops organized at Raj Bhawans across the country to mark the beginning of this initiative.

In line with this, a program was organised in the Conference Hall of Raj Niwas by Higher Education Department of A&N Administration, in which, Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon'ble Lt. Governor, A& N Islands and Vice Chairman, Islands Development Agency graced the occasion in the presence of Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, other senior Officers of the Administration and Heads of Higher Education Institutions.

Panel discussions and workshops were also organised in all the 7 Higher Education Institutions in the Islands on various themes of ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth’. More than 3000 students and 200 faculty members attended the session. The student speakers spoke on the theme of the programme.