Y20 Summit

About Y20 Summit:

• The Y20 is the official youth engagement group for the G20 (Group of 20), the forum for the world’s largest and most advanced economies.
• The Y20 is a process which brings together young leaders from across the globe, to discuss and debate global challenges and agree policy recommendations they would like to see G20 leaders take forward. 
• The list of policy recommendations is known as a communiqué, which is announced publicly at the Y20 Summit and presented to world leaders as part of the official G20 summit.
• India is hosting the Y20 summit for the first time. 
• In Youth 20 Engagement Group, India’s key focus is to bring young leaders from all across the globe together and discuss ideas for a better tomorrow and draft an agenda for action. 
• The activities to be undertaken by Y20 during India’s presidency will focus on global youth leadership and partnership. 
• In a run-up to the final Youth-20 Summit, for the next eight months, there will be Pre summits on the five Y20 themes along with various discussions and seminars at different Universities across the country.

Q1) What is the objective of the National Youth Corps Scheme?

The objective of this scheme is to set up a group of disciplined and dedicated youth who have the inclination and spirit to engage in the task of nation-building.

Source: Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur to launch Y20 Summit India’s logo, website, and themes at a curtain raiser event in New Delhi today

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