Govt launches campaign to encourage first-time voters to vote in Lok Sabha polls

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections the Centre on Tuesday launched a national campaign to encourage firsttime voters to exercise their franchise and make the poll process more participativeThe Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Union Ministry of Education launched a jingle Banega Desh Mahan Jab Vote Karenge Hum aimed at about 185 crore firsttime voters in the country who are eligible to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha electionsLet us make our electoral process even more participative I call upon people from all walks of life to spread the message in their own style among first time voters Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X using the MeraPehlaVoteDeshKeLiye hashtagAs the nation gears up for its biggest festival of democracy I urge all of you to join the MeraPehlaVoteDeshKeLiye campaign and encourage young voters to exercise their democratic right Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur saidUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said he has directed all higher education institutions in the country to conduct comprehensive voter awareness activities on their campuses from February 28 to March 6 to galvanise youth power emphasise the value of voting and make informed choicesThe prime minister in his Mann Ki Baat radio address had said the campaign focused on encouraging firsttime voters to participate in the electoral process in large numbersBharat is proud of its youth power that is full of passion and energy and the more the youth participate in the electoral process the better the results will be for the country the prime minister had saidIndia has nearly 185 crore firsttime voters in the 1819 age group who are eligible to vote in the Lok Sabha elections likely to be held in AprilMayThe main objective of the initiative is to engage and encourage young voters to come out and vote and to convey the importance of voting for the larger good of the nation an official saidDesignated spaces shall be identified in universitiescollegeshigher education institutions where activities related to voter awareness will be undertaken by respective institutionsThe initiative will witness both onground physical events and online competitions on the MyGov platform an official statement saidVarious activities including competitions on blog writing podcasts debate essay writing quizzes extempore and Battle of Bands will be conducted to show creativity in content creationInteractive workshops and seminars emphasising the value of voting and understanding the electoral process etc will also be organised at the institutionsThe National Service Scheme and its volunteers will lead the programme in educational institutions with activities documented on the MyGov portal for wider disseminationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever