The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports used Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) to organise a national webinar titled “जागरूक जिगर: Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat” with the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS). The initiative matters because it links youth engagement with preventive health messaging and substance-abuse awareness, both of which fit UPSC’s social-justice and governance syllabus.

The webinar was presented as an awareness exercise for young people on the harmful effects of substance abuse and on preventive healthcare. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said the programme aimed to inspire youth to become ambassadors of a healthier, addiction-free India.

The webinar also served as the launch platform for the Yuva Yakrit Mitra (Y2M) Experiential Learning Programme, jointly developed by ILBS and MY Bharat. The programme is designed to give young people practical public-health skills and create a nationwide network of Yuva Health Champions.

According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, MY Bharat is a single-window platform for youth development. The ministry said the platform connects young people with leadership, volunteering, experiential learning, career mentorship, and nation-building opportunities.

The ministry also stated that between 1.5 lakh and 2.5 lakh young people visit the MY Bharat platform every day. For UPSC, this figure is useful only as an official participation claim; the broader exam value lies in the policy design of youth mobilisation through a digital platform.

Prof. (Dr.) Shiv Kumar Sarin, Chancellor and Director of ILBS, said the Y2M programme will provide experiential learning in liver-health awareness, preventive healthcare, community outreach, organ donation, health communication, and digital campaigns. He also said the programme is meant to involve hands-on work with experts and certification as Yuva Health Champions.

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