KARGIL, LADAKH | 14 October 2026/ VOL News Desk/ The District Youth Services and Sports Office (DYSSO), Kargil, convened a coordination meeting to finalise the selection criteria, evaluation framework, and schedule for the District-Level activities under the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2026. The meeting brought together key administrative officials and subject experts from the fields of cultural arts, painting, and literature to ensure a transparent, systematic, and merit-based selection process for identifying talented youth from District Kargil.

The meeting was led by Mr. Zakir, Physical Education Master (PEM) and State Nodal Officer, VBYLD, and Mohd Ibrahim Shoqi, District Nodal Officer, VBYLD, Kargil. During the deliberations, the officers briefed the participants on track-wise guidelines, participation requirements, evaluation procedures, and the selection methodology for shortlisting candidates who will represent District Kargil at the upcoming State-Level Competition, scheduled for the last week of November 2027.

Empowering Youth Through Viksit Bharat@2047

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The Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue is a significant initiative aimed at providing young people with a meaningful platform to express their ideas, share innovative solutions, and contribute to the national vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, as envisioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.

The initiative seeks to identify and nurture young leaders by encouraging their participation in cultural, creative, literary, and intellectual activities. It also provides a structured pathway for talented youth to progress from the District Level to the State and National Levels, enabling them to showcase their abilities on wider platforms.

Age Eligibility and Participation

Young people between 15 and 29 years of age are eligible to participate in the programme, subject to the prescribed guidelines for the respective events.

The District Youth Services and Sports Office aims to provide eligible youth from across Kargil with opportunities to showcase their artistic abilities, literary skills, cultural talents, innovative ideas, and leadership potential.

Expert Evaluation and Transparent Selection Process

During the meeting, the expert panel finalised track-specific evaluation criteria and assessment standards for the District-Level Cultural Track, covering painting, poetry writing, folk song, folk dance, and Nukkad Natak, along with the Essay Writing Competition.

The evaluation framework is intended to ensure fairness, transparency, consistency, and merit-based selection across all participating categories. Special emphasis was placed on creativity, originality, quality of ideas, artistic expression, presentation, relevance to the prescribed themes, and overall performance, as applicable to each event.

The structured selection process will help identify promising young talents and provide deserving participants with an opportunity to represent District Kargil at the subsequent levels of the programme.

Schedule of District-Level Activities

The following schedule was outlined for the District-Level VBYLD 2026 activities:

– 22 October 2026: Painting Competition and Poetry Writing Competition.

– 23 October 2026: Folk Song, Folk Dance, and Nukkad Natak competitions.

– 27 October 2026: Evaluation of entries submitted under the Essay Writing Competition.

– 4 November 2026: In-person PowerPoint (PPT) presentations by shortlisted essay participants as part of the next stage of the selection process.

Promoting Youth Engagement and Leadership

The District Youth Services and Sports Office, Kargil, reiterated its commitment to promoting youth engagement, creativity, innovation, and leadership through initiatives aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.

The programme is expected to encourage greater participation among young people from across the district, enabling them to contribute constructive ideas for national development while showcasing the rich cultural heritage and intellectual potential of Ladakh’s youth.

The DYSSO Kargil has called upon all eligible young people aged 15–29 years to actively participate in the programme and make the best use of this opportunity to demonstrate their talent, creativity, and leadership abilities.

Through this initiative, the department aims to strengthen youth participation in nation-building and identify outstanding candidates who can proudly represent District Kargil at the forthcoming State-Level Competition.