Rural Development Department -GoS

GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

The Rural Development Department, Government of Sikkim, informs that the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, in collaboration with MY Bharat, has launched a nationwide digital campaign titled “VB-G RAM G Youth Digital Campaign”.

The campaign aims to spread awareness about the “Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rural Employment and Livelihood Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G Act, 2025)” and to encourage active participation of youth in rural development.

As part of the campaign, youth will be engaged through activities such as quizzes, video challenges and creative competitions.

A national-level short video competition titled “60 Seconds for My Village” has been launched. Youth in the age group of 15 to 29 years can participate by creating a 30 to 60 second video in any Indian language and submitting it online through the MY Bharat portal. Each participant can submit only one entry.

Participants can make videos on themes such as village development, employment generation, livelihood promotion, opportunities for youth and women, and the vision of “My Village, My Future”.

All participants will receive a digital certificate. Outstanding entries will receive certificates and other recognitions and may also get an opportunity to interact with the Union Minister for Rural Development and senior officials.

Entries will be evaluated based on relevance, creativity, originality, technical quality and overall impact.

Participants can take part in the video competition through the link: https://bit.ly/4r3Gxhn or by scanning the QR code provided in the image shared below.

Participants can also take part in the online quiz through the link: https://mybharat.gov.in/quiz or by scanning the QR code provided in the image shared below.

The campaign encourages youth to contribute to the development of rural India under the spirit of “Youth Power, Progress of Panchayats”.

Further, the Ministry of Rural Development is organising a logo design competition on the MyGov portal for the same Act. Participants can submit their entries through the link: https://bit.ly/3Pp6vi8

The selected logo will be used for publicity and promotional activities. The winner will receive a cash prize of ₹50,000. The last date for submission is March 20, 2026.

The Act increases the guarantee of wage employment for rural households from 100 days to 125 days in a financial year and promotes inclusive development and livelihood opportunities.

All interested individuals may visit the MY Bharat portal (https://mybharat.gov.in) and MyGov portal (www.mygov.in) for participation.

Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) :VB – G RAM G (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी) Bill, 2025

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