Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has selected Bisathi Bharat of Anantapur district for the National Youth Award (NYA), conferred annually to individuals and voluntary organisations serving in the arena of youth development.
Hailing from Kandikapula village in Singanamala constituency, Mr. Bharat represents the zone comprising Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. He organised 125 social empowerment activities during ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ by collecting 1,250 units of blood, honoured fourteen heroes of Indian freedom struggle, provided career guidance training to 2,800 youth in rural pockets, in association with the Departments of Education and Panchayat Raj.
Moreover, he conducted orientation programmes to thousands of rural youth on drug abuse, suicides, prevention of child marriages, Juvenile Justice Act, besides getting 1,950 youth enrolled as first-time voters. He even worked as the UN-District Youth Officer for Raichur, Karnataka.
The award will be presented at Nashik, Maharashtra, during the 27th National Youth Day to be observed on January 12, commemorating the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
