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Lead articLe
initiatives for New india 
Anurag Singh Thakur
SPeciaL articLeS
Nurturing excellence of our  
Yuva Shakti 
Bharat Lal
Fit i ndia: towards a Healthy Future 
Rashi Sharma, Purabi Pattanayak
Februar Y  2023 a deveL oP meNt moNtHLY
Page 2


Lead articLe
initiatives for New india 
Anurag Singh Thakur
SPeciaL articLeS
Nurturing excellence of our  
Yuva Shakti 
Bharat Lal
Fit i ndia: towards a Healthy Future 
Rashi Sharma, Purabi Pattanayak
Februar Y  2023 a deveL oP meNt moNtHLY
February  2023
YOJANA
Volume-67
No. 02
A DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY
Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides.
Rig Veda
Website: www.publicationsdivision.nic.in
@DPD_India  I  @YojanaJournal
@publicationsdivision
@dpd_india
In ThIs Issue
number of pages: 56
uPCOMInG Issue : unIOn BudGeT
Details of the Sales Outlets of the Publications Division on Page 14
YOJANA is published in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, 
Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Since 1957
FOCus ar TICle
YOUTH & HEAl TH 
Dr Chandrakant lahariya, 
Dr Rodney Vaz ................................22
lead ar TICle
InITIATIVE s f OR nEw InDIA 
Anurag singh Thakur .........................7
sPeCIal ar TICle s
nURTURInG ExCEllEnCE Of OUR 
YUVA sHAKTI 
Bharat lal ......................................11
fIT InDIA : TOw ARDs A HEAl THY 
fUTURE 
Rashi sharma, Purabi Pattanayak .....17
EnABlER s f OR EMPl OYMEn T 
Hemang Jani .................................. 27
YOUTH f OR EnVIROnMEn T 
sUs TAInABIlITY 
Avinash Mishra,  
Madhubanti Dutta ......................... 30
wORlD Of fOOTBAll 
shivendra Chaturvedi .................... 34
sHAPInG DIGITAl E COnOMY 
Balendu sharma Dadhich .............. 38
YOUTH ICOns Of InDIA 
(TECHnOl OGY, sPACETECH  
& sPORTs) .................................... 43
lEADInG InDIA TOw ARDs 
TECHADE 
Akash Tripathi ................................ 47
Chief ediT oR 
rakeshrenu
ediToR 
PankhurI awas ThI 
shuChIT a Cha TurvedI
our rePreSeNtativeS 
Ahmedabad: sumanben A Machhar , Bengaluru: 
BK Kiranmai, Bhubaneswar: Itishree singh Rathaur , 
Chennai: sanjay Ghosh, Guwahati: Maruf Alam, 
Hyderabad: Krishna Vandana P , Jalandhar: Gagandeep 
Kaur Devgan, Kolkata: Khurshid Mallick, Mumbai: 
Umesh Ujgare: Thiruvananthapuram: Roy Chacko.
JoinT diReCToR , PRoduCTion 
d k C hrudhaIna Th CoveR deSign
BIndu verMa
Yojana (English): Room no. 647, soochna Bhawan, 
CGO Complex, lodhi Road, new Delhi-110 003.  
E-mail (Editorial): sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
YOJANA, a development monthly published since 
1957, is a theme-based journal providing in-depth 
analyses and views on socio-economic issues in 
the broader framework of government policies. 
Although published by the Ministry of Information 
and Broadcasting, YOJANA is not restricted to 
expressing the official point of view.
dIsClaIMer
l 	 The 	 vie ws 	 e xpre sse d 	 in 	 various 	 articles 	 are	
those 	 of 	 the 	 authors 	 and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 ne c essarily	
re flect 	 the 	 vie ws 	 of 	 the 	 Go vernme n t 	 or 	 the	
organisation/ s 	 the y 	 work 	 f or .
l Map s/flags 	 use d 	 in 	 the 	 article s 	 are 	 only 	 indic ative 	
and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 re flect 	 the 	 politic al 	 map 	 or 	 le gal	
re presen t ation 	 of 	 the 	 flag 	 of 	 India/an y 	 othe r	
c oun try .
l The 	 inf ographics/figure s 	 are 	 pro vide d 	 b y 	 the	
authors 	 through 	 the ir 	 re liable 	 sourc e s 	 and	
YOJANA 	 claims 	 no 	 re sponsibility 	 f or 	 the 	 same.
l Image s, 	 graphics 	 and 	 illus trations, 	 whe re ve r	
use d, 	 are 	 mos tly 	 sourc ed 	 from 	 go vernme n t	
channels 	 and 	 are 	 indic ative 	 in 	 nature .
l YOJANA 	does 	not 	o wn 	re sponsibility 	re garding	
the 	 c on t e n ts 	 of 	 the 	 adve rtise men ts. 	 The 	 re aders	
are 	 re que s t e d 	 t o 	 ve rify 	 the 	 claims 	 made 	 in 	 the	
adve rtise men ts 	 re garding 	 c ourse s, 	 c are e r -
guidanc e 	 book s 	 or 	 ins titutions.
l YOJANA doesn't 	 e ndorse 	 or 	 promot e 	 an y 	 brands	
or 	 privat e 	 e n titie s 	 prese n t ed 	 as 	 c ase 	 s tudie s 	 in 	 an y	 
of 	 the 	 article s.
suBsCrIPTIOn/GrIevanCes
Email: pdjucir@gmail.com 
Phone: 011-24367453  
(Monday-Friday, 9:30 am- 6:00 pm)
Postal Address: Abhishek Chaturvedi, Editor, 
Journals Unit, Publications Division, Room n o. 
779, soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, lodhi 
Road, n ew Delhi-110 003.
Please	 not e	 that	 it	 will	 t ak e	 atleas t	 eigh t	
week s	 t o	 s t art	 your	 sub scrip tion.	 Kindly	 raise	 
your	 queries/grie vanc es	 about	 non	 rec eip t	 of	 the	
journals	only	aft er	this	period.
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G20 –  Launch of ‘Stay Safe Online’ Campaign and  
  ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’ ................................................................. 50
devel OPMenT rO adMaP ............................................................................ Cover-III
Page 3


Lead articLe
initiatives for New india 
Anurag Singh Thakur
SPeciaL articLeS
Nurturing excellence of our  
Yuva Shakti 
Bharat Lal
Fit i ndia: towards a Healthy Future 
Rashi Sharma, Purabi Pattanayak
Februar Y  2023 a deveL oP meNt moNtHLY
February  2023
YOJANA
Volume-67
No. 02
A DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY
Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides.
Rig Veda
Website: www.publicationsdivision.nic.in
@DPD_India  I  @YojanaJournal
@publicationsdivision
@dpd_india
In ThIs Issue
number of pages: 56
uPCOMInG Issue : unIOn BudGeT
Details of the Sales Outlets of the Publications Division on Page 14
YOJANA is published in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, 
Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Since 1957
FOCus ar TICle
YOUTH & HEAl TH 
Dr Chandrakant lahariya, 
Dr Rodney Vaz ................................22
lead ar TICle
InITIATIVE s f OR nEw InDIA 
Anurag singh Thakur .........................7
sPeCIal ar TICle s
nURTURInG ExCEllEnCE Of OUR 
YUVA sHAKTI 
Bharat lal ......................................11
fIT InDIA : TOw ARDs A HEAl THY 
fUTURE 
Rashi sharma, Purabi Pattanayak .....17
EnABlER s f OR EMPl OYMEn T 
Hemang Jani .................................. 27
YOUTH f OR EnVIROnMEn T 
sUs TAInABIlITY 
Avinash Mishra,  
Madhubanti Dutta ......................... 30
wORlD Of fOOTBAll 
shivendra Chaturvedi .................... 34
sHAPInG DIGITAl E COnOMY 
Balendu sharma Dadhich .............. 38
YOUTH ICOns Of InDIA 
(TECHnOl OGY, sPACETECH  
& sPORTs) .................................... 43
lEADInG InDIA TOw ARDs 
TECHADE 
Akash Tripathi ................................ 47
Chief ediT oR 
rakeshrenu
ediToR 
PankhurI awas ThI 
shuChIT a Cha TurvedI
our rePreSeNtativeS 
Ahmedabad: sumanben A Machhar , Bengaluru: 
BK Kiranmai, Bhubaneswar: Itishree singh Rathaur , 
Chennai: sanjay Ghosh, Guwahati: Maruf Alam, 
Hyderabad: Krishna Vandana P , Jalandhar: Gagandeep 
Kaur Devgan, Kolkata: Khurshid Mallick, Mumbai: 
Umesh Ujgare: Thiruvananthapuram: Roy Chacko.
JoinT diReCToR , PRoduCTion 
d k C hrudhaIna Th CoveR deSign
BIndu verMa
Yojana (English): Room no. 647, soochna Bhawan, 
CGO Complex, lodhi Road, new Delhi-110 003.  
E-mail (Editorial): sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
YOJANA, a development monthly published since 
1957, is a theme-based journal providing in-depth 
analyses and views on socio-economic issues in 
the broader framework of government policies. 
Although published by the Ministry of Information 
and Broadcasting, YOJANA is not restricted to 
expressing the official point of view.
dIsClaIMer
l 	 The 	 vie ws 	 e xpre sse d 	 in 	 various 	 articles 	 are	
those 	 of 	 the 	 authors 	 and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 ne c essarily	
re flect 	 the 	 vie ws 	 of 	 the 	 Go vernme n t 	 or 	 the	
organisation/ s 	 the y 	 work 	 f or .
l Map s/flags 	 use d 	 in 	 the 	 article s 	 are 	 only 	 indic ative 	
and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 re flect 	 the 	 politic al 	 map 	 or 	 le gal	
re presen t ation 	 of 	 the 	 flag 	 of 	 India/an y 	 othe r	
c oun try .
l The 	 inf ographics/figure s 	 are 	 pro vide d 	 b y 	 the	
authors 	 through 	 the ir 	 re liable 	 sourc e s 	 and	
YOJANA 	 claims 	 no 	 re sponsibility 	 f or 	 the 	 same.
l Image s, 	 graphics 	 and 	 illus trations, 	 whe re ve r	
use d, 	 are 	 mos tly 	 sourc ed 	 from 	 go vernme n t	
channels 	 and 	 are 	 indic ative 	 in 	 nature .
l YOJANA 	does 	not 	o wn 	re sponsibility 	re garding	
the 	 c on t e n ts 	 of 	 the 	 adve rtise men ts. 	 The 	 re aders	
are 	 re que s t e d 	 t o 	 ve rify 	 the 	 claims 	 made 	 in 	 the	
adve rtise men ts 	 re garding 	 c ourse s, 	 c are e r -
guidanc e 	 book s 	 or 	 ins titutions.
l YOJANA doesn't 	 e ndorse 	 or 	 promot e 	 an y 	 brands	
or 	 privat e 	 e n titie s 	 prese n t ed 	 as 	 c ase 	 s tudie s 	 in 	 an y	 
of 	 the 	 article s.
suBsCrIPTIOn/GrIevanCes
Email: pdjucir@gmail.com 
Phone: 011-24367453  
(Monday-Friday, 9:30 am- 6:00 pm)
Postal Address: Abhishek Chaturvedi, Editor, 
Journals Unit, Publications Division, Room n o. 
779, soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, lodhi 
Road, n ew Delhi-110 003.
Please	 not e	 that	 it	 will	 t ak e	 atleas t	 eigh t	
week s	 t o	 s t art	 your	 sub scrip tion.	 Kindly	 raise	 
your	 queries/grie vanc es	 about	 non	 rec eip t	 of	 the	
journals	only	aft er	this	period.
SUBSCRIPTION-RELATED DETAILS : Page 53
re Gulars
G20 –  Launch of ‘Stay Safe Online’ Campaign and  
  ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’ ................................................................. 50
devel OPMenT rO adMaP ............................................................................ Cover-III
4 YOJANA   February 2023
Informative and Praiseworthy
Your monthly issue of November 2022 titled 
Indian Maritime was highly informative, educative and 
praiseworthy. I hope you will publish articles as well as 
special edition on national security matters from time to 
time, which will definitely bring sensitivity among the 
readers, especially among youth of the nation. 
– Ravi Bhushan  
Kurukshetra
Insightful December Issue
I have been a regular follower of Yojana for last two 
years. I would like to take a moment and thank you for 
publishing such an amazing magazine which provides a 
great platform to know India’s development in different 
fields in a much better way. It’s very useful for the Civil 
Service Aspirants. All the contents are highly insightful. 
The December 2022 issue was really amazing. I thoroughly 
enjoyed each and every topic. We have read about some of 
the marvelous architecture in this edition. Much obliged to 
team Y ojana for their constant dedication and commitment.
– Sandeep Swain 
Odisha
Holistic Learning
As a reader of all the issues and seeing the issues from 
generalising perspective, I am getting immense knowledge 
from them. I would like to thank Yojana and Dr. Bimal 
Patel for writing such an extensive article on the Central 
Vista Redevelopment project.  I did not look at the project 
from this perspective. This has given me a lens to look at 
issues differently. I hope now I take help from the given 
lens and appreciate all the happenings around me like a 
learned person without just criticising it.
– Priyanka Mishra  
Mumbai 
Showcasing Unseen India
Yojana is one of the best study materials available in 
the market. It helps us to gain knowledge about overall 
development in our country. Also, it is very helpful to stay 
updated with current affairs. Civil services students must 
read this journal. The December edition about “Architecture” 
is my favourite. The Kartavya Path article was really great. 
Inbox
sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
Every Indian must know and be proud of this development. 
It brings the unseen and unheard sites of India to us. I 
hope that the upcoming Yojana issues will bring more 
interesting facts. Lastly, the advertisement of ‘Kartavya Path 
Photography Competition’ is a great initiative and thanks to 
Yojana that published it or we’ll never have known about it. 
It will encourage students and youth to be active in extra-
curricular activities along with studies.  
– Siddhartha Malakar  
West Bengal
Aiding Students
Articles in the December 2022 issue covering 
‘Architecture’ were so interesting and this content deserves 
applause by the student community, in particular. This 
issue is worth the reading rooms as always. Team Yojana 
deserves due commendation. 
– Rajiv Magal 
Karnataka
Conserving Indian Values and Tradition
Going through the “Development of historic city 
centres” in the December issue, the most fascinating thing 
I realised is the importance given to the native craftsmen 
in the process of conserving the historic and architectural 
value of Indian monuments. Not only this helps in 
the transfer of age-old traditions and culture to future 
generations but also in the preservation of indigenous art 
skills, the valuable asset we inherited from our ancestors. 
Monuments are the epitome of engineering skills of that 
era and their preservation should be our responsibility.
– Viveka Vardhan Bhyripudi 
Vijayanagaram
Enhancing General Knowledge
I am a regular reader of Yojana and buy Yojana every 
month because its useful and knowledgeable content 
enhances my general awareness about current affairs. It 
covers every major topic which is useful for competitive 
exams like UPSC, UPPSC, etc. I want to express my 
gratitude to Yojana for its thoughtful approach towards the 
students who really need such magazines to enhance the 
general knowledge.
– Richa Rai
Page 4


Lead articLe
initiatives for New india 
Anurag Singh Thakur
SPeciaL articLeS
Nurturing excellence of our  
Yuva Shakti 
Bharat Lal
Fit i ndia: towards a Healthy Future 
Rashi Sharma, Purabi Pattanayak
Februar Y  2023 a deveL oP meNt moNtHLY
February  2023
YOJANA
Volume-67
No. 02
A DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY
Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides.
Rig Veda
Website: www.publicationsdivision.nic.in
@DPD_India  I  @YojanaJournal
@publicationsdivision
@dpd_india
In ThIs Issue
number of pages: 56
uPCOMInG Issue : unIOn BudGeT
Details of the Sales Outlets of the Publications Division on Page 14
YOJANA is published in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, 
Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Since 1957
FOCus ar TICle
YOUTH & HEAl TH 
Dr Chandrakant lahariya, 
Dr Rodney Vaz ................................22
lead ar TICle
InITIATIVE s f OR nEw InDIA 
Anurag singh Thakur .........................7
sPeCIal ar TICle s
nURTURInG ExCEllEnCE Of OUR 
YUVA sHAKTI 
Bharat lal ......................................11
fIT InDIA : TOw ARDs A HEAl THY 
fUTURE 
Rashi sharma, Purabi Pattanayak .....17
EnABlER s f OR EMPl OYMEn T 
Hemang Jani .................................. 27
YOUTH f OR EnVIROnMEn T 
sUs TAInABIlITY 
Avinash Mishra,  
Madhubanti Dutta ......................... 30
wORlD Of fOOTBAll 
shivendra Chaturvedi .................... 34
sHAPInG DIGITAl E COnOMY 
Balendu sharma Dadhich .............. 38
YOUTH ICOns Of InDIA 
(TECHnOl OGY, sPACETECH  
& sPORTs) .................................... 43
lEADInG InDIA TOw ARDs 
TECHADE 
Akash Tripathi ................................ 47
Chief ediT oR 
rakeshrenu
ediToR 
PankhurI awas ThI 
shuChIT a Cha TurvedI
our rePreSeNtativeS 
Ahmedabad: sumanben A Machhar , Bengaluru: 
BK Kiranmai, Bhubaneswar: Itishree singh Rathaur , 
Chennai: sanjay Ghosh, Guwahati: Maruf Alam, 
Hyderabad: Krishna Vandana P , Jalandhar: Gagandeep 
Kaur Devgan, Kolkata: Khurshid Mallick, Mumbai: 
Umesh Ujgare: Thiruvananthapuram: Roy Chacko.
JoinT diReCToR , PRoduCTion 
d k C hrudhaIna Th CoveR deSign
BIndu verMa
Yojana (English): Room no. 647, soochna Bhawan, 
CGO Complex, lodhi Road, new Delhi-110 003.  
E-mail (Editorial): sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
YOJANA, a development monthly published since 
1957, is a theme-based journal providing in-depth 
analyses and views on socio-economic issues in 
the broader framework of government policies. 
Although published by the Ministry of Information 
and Broadcasting, YOJANA is not restricted to 
expressing the official point of view.
dIsClaIMer
l 	 The 	 vie ws 	 e xpre sse d 	 in 	 various 	 articles 	 are	
those 	 of 	 the 	 authors 	 and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 ne c essarily	
re flect 	 the 	 vie ws 	 of 	 the 	 Go vernme n t 	 or 	 the	
organisation/ s 	 the y 	 work 	 f or .
l Map s/flags 	 use d 	 in 	 the 	 article s 	 are 	 only 	 indic ative 	
and 	 the y 	 do 	 not 	 re flect 	 the 	 politic al 	 map 	 or 	 le gal	
re presen t ation 	 of 	 the 	 flag 	 of 	 India/an y 	 othe r	
c oun try .
l The 	 inf ographics/figure s 	 are 	 pro vide d 	 b y 	 the	
authors 	 through 	 the ir 	 re liable 	 sourc e s 	 and	
YOJANA 	 claims 	 no 	 re sponsibility 	 f or 	 the 	 same.
l Image s, 	 graphics 	 and 	 illus trations, 	 whe re ve r	
use d, 	 are 	 mos tly 	 sourc ed 	 from 	 go vernme n t	
channels 	 and 	 are 	 indic ative 	 in 	 nature .
l YOJANA 	does 	not 	o wn 	re sponsibility 	re garding	
the 	 c on t e n ts 	 of 	 the 	 adve rtise men ts. 	 The 	 re aders	
are 	 re que s t e d 	 t o 	 ve rify 	 the 	 claims 	 made 	 in 	 the	
adve rtise men ts 	 re garding 	 c ourse s, 	 c are e r -
guidanc e 	 book s 	 or 	 ins titutions.
l YOJANA doesn't 	 e ndorse 	 or 	 promot e 	 an y 	 brands	
or 	 privat e 	 e n titie s 	 prese n t ed 	 as 	 c ase 	 s tudie s 	 in 	 an y	 
of 	 the 	 article s.
suBsCrIPTIOn/GrIevanCes
Email: pdjucir@gmail.com 
Phone: 011-24367453  
(Monday-Friday, 9:30 am- 6:00 pm)
Postal Address: Abhishek Chaturvedi, Editor, 
Journals Unit, Publications Division, Room n o. 
779, soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, lodhi 
Road, n ew Delhi-110 003.
Please	 not e	 that	 it	 will	 t ak e	 atleas t	 eigh t	
week s	 t o	 s t art	 your	 sub scrip tion.	 Kindly	 raise	 
your	 queries/grie vanc es	 about	 non	 rec eip t	 of	 the	
journals	only	aft er	this	period.
SUBSCRIPTION-RELATED DETAILS : Page 53
re Gulars
G20 –  Launch of ‘Stay Safe Online’ Campaign and  
  ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’ ................................................................. 50
devel OPMenT rO adMaP ............................................................................ Cover-III
4 YOJANA   February 2023
Informative and Praiseworthy
Your monthly issue of November 2022 titled 
Indian Maritime was highly informative, educative and 
praiseworthy. I hope you will publish articles as well as 
special edition on national security matters from time to 
time, which will definitely bring sensitivity among the 
readers, especially among youth of the nation. 
– Ravi Bhushan  
Kurukshetra
Insightful December Issue
I have been a regular follower of Yojana for last two 
years. I would like to take a moment and thank you for 
publishing such an amazing magazine which provides a 
great platform to know India’s development in different 
fields in a much better way. It’s very useful for the Civil 
Service Aspirants. All the contents are highly insightful. 
The December 2022 issue was really amazing. I thoroughly 
enjoyed each and every topic. We have read about some of 
the marvelous architecture in this edition. Much obliged to 
team Y ojana for their constant dedication and commitment.
– Sandeep Swain 
Odisha
Holistic Learning
As a reader of all the issues and seeing the issues from 
generalising perspective, I am getting immense knowledge 
from them. I would like to thank Yojana and Dr. Bimal 
Patel for writing such an extensive article on the Central 
Vista Redevelopment project.  I did not look at the project 
from this perspective. This has given me a lens to look at 
issues differently. I hope now I take help from the given 
lens and appreciate all the happenings around me like a 
learned person without just criticising it.
– Priyanka Mishra  
Mumbai 
Showcasing Unseen India
Yojana is one of the best study materials available in 
the market. It helps us to gain knowledge about overall 
development in our country. Also, it is very helpful to stay 
updated with current affairs. Civil services students must 
read this journal. The December edition about “Architecture” 
is my favourite. The Kartavya Path article was really great. 
Inbox
sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
Every Indian must know and be proud of this development. 
It brings the unseen and unheard sites of India to us. I 
hope that the upcoming Yojana issues will bring more 
interesting facts. Lastly, the advertisement of ‘Kartavya Path 
Photography Competition’ is a great initiative and thanks to 
Yojana that published it or we’ll never have known about it. 
It will encourage students and youth to be active in extra-
curricular activities along with studies.  
– Siddhartha Malakar  
West Bengal
Aiding Students
Articles in the December 2022 issue covering 
‘Architecture’ were so interesting and this content deserves 
applause by the student community, in particular. This 
issue is worth the reading rooms as always. Team Yojana 
deserves due commendation. 
– Rajiv Magal 
Karnataka
Conserving Indian Values and Tradition
Going through the “Development of historic city 
centres” in the December issue, the most fascinating thing 
I realised is the importance given to the native craftsmen 
in the process of conserving the historic and architectural 
value of Indian monuments. Not only this helps in 
the transfer of age-old traditions and culture to future 
generations but also in the preservation of indigenous art 
skills, the valuable asset we inherited from our ancestors. 
Monuments are the epitome of engineering skills of that 
era and their preservation should be our responsibility.
– Viveka Vardhan Bhyripudi 
Vijayanagaram
Enhancing General Knowledge
I am a regular reader of Yojana and buy Yojana every 
month because its useful and knowledgeable content 
enhances my general awareness about current affairs. It 
covers every major topic which is useful for competitive 
exams like UPSC, UPPSC, etc. I want to express my 
gratitude to Yojana for its thoughtful approach towards the 
students who really need such magazines to enhance the 
general knowledge.
– Richa Rai
YOJANA   February 2023 5
Editorial
YOJANA
Igniting Pathways For Youth
T
oday, India has one of the largest 
youth populations in the world. Youth 
being a key demographic, and with the 
right policy measures, has the potential 
to usher in positive change to transform 
India into an economy with diversified 
and sustainable high economic growth. 
Therefore, it is necessary not only to 
address problems faced by the youth but 
also to provide them opportunities to 
grow.
To optimally tap constructive 
and creative energies of the youth, 
the Government of India has the twin 
objectives of personality-building and nation building, i.e., developing the 
personality of youth and involving them in various nation-building activities. 
Apart from this, other avenues concerning youth such as Education, Employment 
& Training, Health and Family Welfare, etc., too are a focal point of the 
Government to support youth development and to enable productive youth 
participation. When youth develop valuable skills and build self-confidence, we 
prosper multi-fold as a country.
The expansion and growth of the India’s economy is reliant on youth 
demographic and their contributions multiplying with skill development, widening 
job market and easing global market access for them. As India braces itself for 
the new world order, the Government is making dedicated efforts to skill and up-
skill India’s youth and making them job-ready for the requirements of the global 
market. Not only that, we have also built a robust ecosystem that nurtures startups 
and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit amongst our youth.
Sports is particularly key to youth development. The fundamental principles 
of sport, such as teamwork, fair play, cooperation, and discipline, contribute to 
the development of soft skills in the youth such as collaboration, self-initiative, 
self-direction, self-discipline, teamwork, responsibility, citizenship, etc. FIT India 
movement with a goal to make fitness an integral part of our daily lives has been 
a symbol of paradigm shift in our approach towards sports. Under Khelo India 
Scheme, there is a considerable focus on creating world-class sports infrastructure, 
identification of talented sportspersons in various sports disciplines and conducting 
sports competitions for positive engagement of youth.
We hope that this issue of Yojana will help shed light on the aspirations 
and concerns of the youth in our country, and also introduce them to a lot of 
helpful information which they can leverage to succeed and take the nation 
forward.                                                                                                          ?
Page 5


Lead articLe
initiatives for New india 
Anurag Singh Thakur
SPeciaL articLeS
Nurturing excellence of our  
Yuva Shakti 
Bharat Lal
Fit i ndia: towards a Healthy Future 
Rashi Sharma, Purabi Pattanayak
Februar Y  2023 a deveL oP meNt moNtHLY
February  2023
YOJANA
Volume-67
No. 02
A DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY
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YOUTH & HEAl TH 
Dr Chandrakant lahariya, 
Dr Rodney Vaz ................................22
lead ar TICle
InITIATIVE s f OR nEw InDIA 
Anurag singh Thakur .........................7
sPeCIal ar TICle s
nURTURInG ExCEllEnCE Of OUR 
YUVA sHAKTI 
Bharat lal ......................................11
fIT InDIA : TOw ARDs A HEAl THY 
fUTURE 
Rashi sharma, Purabi Pattanayak .....17
EnABlER s f OR EMPl OYMEn T 
Hemang Jani .................................. 27
YOUTH f OR EnVIROnMEn T 
sUs TAInABIlITY 
Avinash Mishra,  
Madhubanti Dutta ......................... 30
wORlD Of fOOTBAll 
shivendra Chaturvedi .................... 34
sHAPInG DIGITAl E COnOMY 
Balendu sharma Dadhich .............. 38
YOUTH ICOns Of InDIA 
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& sPORTs) .................................... 43
lEADInG InDIA TOw ARDs 
TECHADE 
Akash Tripathi ................................ 47
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4 YOJANA   February 2023
Informative and Praiseworthy
Your monthly issue of November 2022 titled 
Indian Maritime was highly informative, educative and 
praiseworthy. I hope you will publish articles as well as 
special edition on national security matters from time to 
time, which will definitely bring sensitivity among the 
readers, especially among youth of the nation. 
– Ravi Bhushan  
Kurukshetra
Insightful December Issue
I have been a regular follower of Yojana for last two 
years. I would like to take a moment and thank you for 
publishing such an amazing magazine which provides a 
great platform to know India’s development in different 
fields in a much better way. It’s very useful for the Civil 
Service Aspirants. All the contents are highly insightful. 
The December 2022 issue was really amazing. I thoroughly 
enjoyed each and every topic. We have read about some of 
the marvelous architecture in this edition. Much obliged to 
team Y ojana for their constant dedication and commitment.
– Sandeep Swain 
Odisha
Holistic Learning
As a reader of all the issues and seeing the issues from 
generalising perspective, I am getting immense knowledge 
from them. I would like to thank Yojana and Dr. Bimal 
Patel for writing such an extensive article on the Central 
Vista Redevelopment project.  I did not look at the project 
from this perspective. This has given me a lens to look at 
issues differently. I hope now I take help from the given 
lens and appreciate all the happenings around me like a 
learned person without just criticising it.
– Priyanka Mishra  
Mumbai 
Showcasing Unseen India
Yojana is one of the best study materials available in 
the market. It helps us to gain knowledge about overall 
development in our country. Also, it is very helpful to stay 
updated with current affairs. Civil services students must 
read this journal. The December edition about “Architecture” 
is my favourite. The Kartavya Path article was really great. 
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Every Indian must know and be proud of this development. 
It brings the unseen and unheard sites of India to us. I 
hope that the upcoming Yojana issues will bring more 
interesting facts. Lastly, the advertisement of ‘Kartavya Path 
Photography Competition’ is a great initiative and thanks to 
Yojana that published it or we’ll never have known about it. 
It will encourage students and youth to be active in extra-
curricular activities along with studies.  
– Siddhartha Malakar  
West Bengal
Aiding Students
Articles in the December 2022 issue covering 
‘Architecture’ were so interesting and this content deserves 
applause by the student community, in particular. This 
issue is worth the reading rooms as always. Team Yojana 
deserves due commendation. 
– Rajiv Magal 
Karnataka
Conserving Indian Values and Tradition
Going through the “Development of historic city 
centres” in the December issue, the most fascinating thing 
I realised is the importance given to the native craftsmen 
in the process of conserving the historic and architectural 
value of Indian monuments. Not only this helps in 
the transfer of age-old traditions and culture to future 
generations but also in the preservation of indigenous art 
skills, the valuable asset we inherited from our ancestors. 
Monuments are the epitome of engineering skills of that 
era and their preservation should be our responsibility.
– Viveka Vardhan Bhyripudi 
Vijayanagaram
Enhancing General Knowledge
I am a regular reader of Yojana and buy Yojana every 
month because its useful and knowledgeable content 
enhances my general awareness about current affairs. It 
covers every major topic which is useful for competitive 
exams like UPSC, UPPSC, etc. I want to express my 
gratitude to Yojana for its thoughtful approach towards the 
students who really need such magazines to enhance the 
general knowledge.
– Richa Rai
YOJANA   February 2023 5
Editorial
YOJANA
Igniting Pathways For Youth
T
oday, India has one of the largest 
youth populations in the world. Youth 
being a key demographic, and with the 
right policy measures, has the potential 
to usher in positive change to transform 
India into an economy with diversified 
and sustainable high economic growth. 
Therefore, it is necessary not only to 
address problems faced by the youth but 
also to provide them opportunities to 
grow.
To optimally tap constructive 
and creative energies of the youth, 
the Government of India has the twin 
objectives of personality-building and nation building, i.e., developing the 
personality of youth and involving them in various nation-building activities. 
Apart from this, other avenues concerning youth such as Education, Employment 
& Training, Health and Family Welfare, etc., too are a focal point of the 
Government to support youth development and to enable productive youth 
participation. When youth develop valuable skills and build self-confidence, we 
prosper multi-fold as a country.
The expansion and growth of the India’s economy is reliant on youth 
demographic and their contributions multiplying with skill development, widening 
job market and easing global market access for them. As India braces itself for 
the new world order, the Government is making dedicated efforts to skill and up-
skill India’s youth and making them job-ready for the requirements of the global 
market. Not only that, we have also built a robust ecosystem that nurtures startups 
and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit amongst our youth.
Sports is particularly key to youth development. The fundamental principles 
of sport, such as teamwork, fair play, cooperation, and discipline, contribute to 
the development of soft skills in the youth such as collaboration, self-initiative, 
self-direction, self-discipline, teamwork, responsibility, citizenship, etc. FIT India 
movement with a goal to make fitness an integral part of our daily lives has been 
a symbol of paradigm shift in our approach towards sports. Under Khelo India 
Scheme, there is a considerable focus on creating world-class sports infrastructure, 
identification of talented sportspersons in various sports disciplines and conducting 
sports competitions for positive engagement of youth.
We hope that this issue of Yojana will help shed light on the aspirations 
and concerns of the youth in our country, and also introduce them to a lot of 
helpful information which they can leverage to succeed and take the nation 
forward.                                                                                                          ?
YOJANA   February 2023 7
ndia has one of the youngest populations in 
the world with 27.2 per cent of the nation’s 
population belonging to 15-29 years age-
group.
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 A demographic dividend of this 
magnitude has the capability to uplift the nation and 
raise living standards for all. The potential to catalyse 
the social and economic progress of the country through 
the active participation of youth is limitless. The role of 
youth in nation-building is crucial in the 21
st
 century with 
India playing a very important role with the whole world 
watching us.
The youth of the nation will be a critical asset for 
the development; key for social & societal change; 
and driving force for economic development and 
technological innovation. The Government is leaving no 
stone unturned to ensure that the youth are sufficiently 
skilled to compete at the global job market. The global 
supply chain, services sector and economy as a whole 
have immense potential to hire young, educated, skilled 
manpower, and India is developing a huge pool of skilled 
manpower to cater to this demand. In addition to that, we 
have also built a robust ecosystem that nurtures startups 
and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit amongst our 
youth.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Today, the youth of our nation are the biggest 
ambassadors and advocates of the flagship Swachh 
Bharat Mission. The Swachh Bharat initiative, more 
than a scheme or a government programme, is a 
citizen’s movement addressing the genuine concerns of 
commoners and their pledge to address a societal issue 
head-on. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has 
always asserted ‘Jan Bhagidari se Jan Andolan’ and any 
campaign is incomplete without the active participation 
of the youth. 
As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahatosav, Nehru Yuva 
Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under the guidance of 
Initiatives for New India
Anurag Singh Thakur
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future capital “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. ”
- Swami Vivekananda
The author is Union Minister, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Information and Broadcasting.
LEAD ARTICLE
Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs 
and Sports (MoYAS) organised various activities of 
“Swachh Bharat 2.0” programme from 1 October to 31 
October 2022. This programme was organised in 1.68 
lakh villages by undertaking 2.22 lakh activities of waste 
collection and cleanliness drives. More than 1.55 crore 
kgs waste was collected through Youth Club Members, 
Youth Volunteers and other segments of the society, out 
of which 1.54 crore kgs waste was disposed of. This 
work was carried out in historical places, community 
centres, schools, villages and other places in districts 
across the nation. People, particularly the youth, not only 
participated in the programme but played a pivotal role in 
motivating and encouraging others to join the programme 
purely on a voluntary basis.
Youth Volunteers
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has had 
a large focus to engage youth volunteers for the twin 
objective of personality building and nation building.  
While India is celebrating its 75 years of independence, 
we must pledge and commit to what we are aspiring to 
achieve and contribute during the nation’s Amrit Kaal, 
i.e., from now to India@100. The youth has a pivotal 
responsibility to build the present and future of this 
country. My young friends are already involved in several