Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Youth Festival at Nashik, Maharashtra on 12th January. He will also address the youth of the nation. National Youth Day is celebrated every year to honour the ideals and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda.<br />''<br />''This year, the National Youth Day will be celebrated by all field organisations of the Department of Youth Affairs in districts in collaboration with multiple Government departments. Road safety awareness events will be conducted in major cities and 750 district headquarters of the country.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Addressing media in New Delhi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Nitesh Kumar Mishra said the theme of the National Youth Festival this year is "MYBharat-ViksitBharat@2047- By the Youth, For the Youth ''. He said that during the celebration, various states will showcase cultural programmes of their diverse cultural heritage. He further added that partner Ministers and district-level officers will set up stalls of various exhibitions and awareness drives of various government programmes including traffic awareness, nutrition and diet, products of KVIC startups among others.</span><br />