{"id":16780,"date":"2026-04-11T01:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=16780"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:42:02","slug":"my-bharat-budget-quest-2026-grand-finale-to-be-held-in-srinagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/my-bharat-budget-quest-2026-grand-finale-to-be-held-in-srinagar\/","title":{"rendered":"MY Bharat Budget Quest 2026: Grand finale to be held in Srinagar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Women\u2019s Youth Parliament on \u201cNari Shakti: Viksit Bharat Ki Awaaz\u201d to be key highlight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Srinagar, April 10: Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, will organise the grand finale of MY Bharat Budget Quest 2026 \u2013 Zone 1 (J&amp;K\u2013Ladakh) on April 12\u201313, 2026 at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre, Srinagar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The two-day event, as per a PIB statement, will bring together selected youth participants from Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh who have progressed through a multi-stage national competition linked to the Union Budget 2026. The programme forms part of a nationwide initiative involving over 15,000 youth across 17 locations representing all States and Union Territories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched on February 2, 2026 by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the MY Bharat Budget Quest has emerged as a platform for engaging youth in policy discourse aligned with national development priorities. The initiative was conducted in three stages, including a national quiz, an essay competition across nine development themes, and interaction with leadership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme witnessed participation from over 12 lakh youth and received more than 46,500 essay submissions from across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Srinagar finale, participants will deliberate on themes such as human capital development, education, skill development, employment and sustainable development, reflecting key priorities of national policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major highlight of the event will be the Women\u2019s Youth Parliament to be held on April 12 under the theme \u201cNari Shakti: Viksit Bharat Ki Awaaz\u201d. The session will feature structured parliamentary-style discussions by women participants on the Women\u2019s Reservation Bill, culminating in the adoption of a resolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme will also include an inaugural session, MY Bharat engagement sessions and expert panel discussions on April 13, focusing on sectoral aspects of the Union Budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of community engagement, a \u2018Sundays on Cycle\u2019 initiative will also be organised in Srinagar in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India, promoting awareness on sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total of 621 selected participants from Zone 1 will engage in discussions and interactions with experts and peers, contributing ideas and perspectives on policy and development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event aims to provide a platform for youth to participate in policy dialogue and contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women\u2019s Youth Parliament on \u201cNari Shakti: Viksit Bharat Ki Awaaz\u201d to be key highlight Srinagar, April 10: Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, will organise the grand finale of MY Bharat Budget Quest 2026 \u2013 Zone 1 (J&amp;K\u2013Ladakh) on April 12\u201313, 2026 at Sher-i-Kashmir International [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16782,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16780\/revisions\/16782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}