How can digital youth platforms like MY Bharat contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047?

Q. How can digital youth platforms like MY Bharat contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047? (15 marks, 250-350 words)

With about 65% of Indians below 35 years, India's demographic dividend is its principal asset for Viksit Bharat@2047 [1]. MY Bharat, launched on 31 October 2023 as a Cabinet-approved autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the 15–29 age group, shows how digital platforms can convert this dividend into structured nation-building capacity [2].

Converting demographic dividend into employable human capital - Offers 24,900+ Experiential Learning Programs plus internships and apprenticeships, linking classroom learning to workplace readiness [1]. - 1.52 lakh volunteering opportunities in cleanliness, blood donation, sports and disaster response build civic skills alongside employability [1].

Riding Digital Public Infrastructure for scale and transparency - End-to-end digital volunteer management — registration, geo-tagging, attendance, certification and impact tracking — replaces paper-based youth mobilisation [1]. - Scale achieved: over 2 crore registrations, 16,000+ youth clubs and 60,000+ institutional partners across government, academia and NGOs [3].

Deepening participatory governance - Converts youth from beneficiaries into stakeholders; the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 drew over 50 lakh participants, among India's largest youth consultations [1]. - Autonomous-body status, rather than a departmental scheme, gives operational flexibility to converge multiple ministries [2].

Ensuring inclusion — bridging the digital and geographic divide - Portal and mobile app available in 22 Indian languages, widening rural and non-English access [1]. - Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 deploys 500 volunteers to border villages of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand with MHA and ITBP, tying youth energy to frontier development and national integration [4].

Thus MY Bharat operates on all four pillars of Viksit Bharat — skilled human capital, digital governance, participatory citizenship and balanced regional development. Its promise, however, rests on sustained last-mile connectivity, quality assurance of learning programmes and conversion of registrations into active engagement. Anchored in the constitutional duty under Article 51A to strive towards excellence, such platforms can institutionalise youth-led development as India approaches 2047.

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Sources: 1. MY Bharat – Where Digital India Meets Young India (PIB Backgrounder) — youth share of population, Experiential Learning Programs, volunteering opportunities, DPI-based volunteer management, 22 languages, VBYLD 2026 participation 2. Cabinet approves establishment of an autonomous body Mera Yuva Bharat (PIB) — autonomous-body status, 15–29 age group, 31 October 2023 launch 3. MY Bharat Crosses 2 Crore Registrations (PIB) — registrations, youth clubs and institutional partners 4. MY Bharat Launches Viksit Vibrant Village Program 2026 (PIB) — border-village deployment in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand with MHA and ITBP