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.

 

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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