Puducherry has been handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to host the 25th National Youth Festival on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
He also inaugurated the ‘Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam’, a modern auditorium with an open-air theatre in Puducherry.
National Youth Festival started in 1995 as a major activity under the programme held by National Integration Camp (NIC).
It is organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and in association with one of the State Governments.