Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav invoked Swami Vivekananda’s prophecy that the 21st century belongs to India, a vision gaining tangible form under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, as he addressed Madhya Pradesh students at Delhi University’s Shankar Lal Hall during Madhyanchal Utsav 2026. Hailing the gathering of youth from every corner of the state as a fortuitous convergence, Dr. Yadav affirmed Madhya Pradesh’s place among India’s lowest unemployment bastions, with state policies squarely prioritising youthful empowerment. This address, marking the festival’s launch amid diya illumination, underscored the imperative to transform job seekers into job creators across agri tech, medicine, and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Yadav catalogued the state’s strides: expanded irrigation tracts, a budget doubling target within five years, PPP driven medical colleges to harness NEET qualifiers, and Rupees 5,000 monthly incentives per textile worker to spur employment. As a power surplus entity, Madhya Pradesh delivers renewable energy at a nation leading Rupees 2.10 per unit, fuelling Delhi Metro and mining resurgence while leveraging biodiversity for shikara cruises on Bhopal’s Bada Talab and film tourism incentives. These facets coalesce into an investment congenial ecosystem, beckoning youth to innovate and contribute to provincial and national resurgence.
The Madhyanchal Students Association’s initiative exemplifies cultural cohesion, blending Narmada’s flow and Mahakal’s aura with Delhi’s academic rigour. Speakers Shyam Tailor, Rekha Saxena, and Anup Lakher lauded this synergy of art, literature, and civility, rooted in collaborative ethos over divisiveness. In a republic where youth constitute democratic vitality, Dr. Yadav’s blueprint aligns with Mr. Modi’s global stature: fostering self reliance, sectoral mastery, and organised endeavour. Sustained, it could propel central India from periphery to vanguard, vindicating Vivekananda’s foresight through empowered enterprise.
