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Over 93,000 take part in Week 7 of anti-drug youth campaign

MY Bharat reports 447 programmes across 30 states and Union Territories, mostly mini marathons.

By BDT News Desk

Published 3 Nov 2026, 7:45 PM IST · 1 min read

MY Bharat Engages Over 93,000 Participants Across 30 States/UTs During Week 7 of Nasha Mukt Yuva Campaign
MY Bharat Engages Over 93,000 Participants Across 30 States/UTs During Week 7 of Nasha Mukt Yuva Campaign Photo: PIB

Over 93,000 people took part in 447 programmes and 1,002 activities across 30 states and Union Territories in Week 7 of the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat campaign, according to MY Bharat's provisional report.

Activities ended on 31 October and included mini marathons, pledges, mock youth parliaments and slogan writing.

The numbers

  • Mini marathons: 267 programmes with 401 activities and 70,566 participants, with FIT India, the Sports Authority of India and partners
  • Neighbourhood Youth Parliaments: 180 programmes with 601 activities and 22,488 participants on 31 October
  • Pledges: 93,054 taken during the week

Five public representatives, two state ministers and three MLAs, attended. In Delhi, state minister Ravinder Indraj Singh joined a marathon, and in Gopalganj, Bihar, participants pledged and ran in the presence of the District Magistrate.

Photos

Photo: PIB


Source: official release by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (02 NOV 2026 8:56PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: MY Bharat Engages Over 93,000 Participants Across 30 States/UTs During Week 7 of Nasha Mukt Yuva Campaign.

How we verified this

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Every fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2331795) issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 02 NOV 2026 8:56PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 3 Nov 2026, 7:45 PM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.MY Bharat Engages Over 93,000 Participants Across 30 States/UTs During Week 7 of Nasha Mukt Yuva Campaign — Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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