CM Dhami to Interact with 140 Selected Students on September 18, Hear Their Vision for a Developed Uttarakhand
2,67,744 students participated in ‘What Should My Dream Uttarakhand Look Like?’ initiative; senior IAS officers to also engage in dialogue with youth
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s initiative to involve the youth in shaping the development priorities of Uttarakhand is entering its final and significant phase with the ‘Chief Minister Youth Student Dialogue’ (Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan) initiative.
After inviting ideas and suggestions from students across the state on the theme ‘What Should My Dream Uttarakhand Look Like?’, Chief Minister Dhami will directly interact with 140 selected students on September 18. The students will present their vision, expectations and suggestions for a developed Uttarakhand before the Chief Minister.
The interaction is aimed at creating a direct platform for young people to share their ideas on the future of the state and engage with the government on key development issues.
Senior IAS officers to engage with students
To make the dialogue more comprehensive and meaningful, Chief Minister Dhami has directed senior IAS officers and heads of various departments to interact with the selected students.
Before their interaction with the Chief Minister, senior officials will hold discussions with the students to understand their ideas, suggestions and vision for Uttarakhand. Officials from sectors including education, health, forests and environment, self-employment, migration, public works, IT, tourism, and women and child development will participate in the discussions.
Important and practical suggestions emerging from these interactions will subsequently be brought to the Chief Minister’s attention.
The initiative seeks to strengthen the dialogue between young people and the government and explore ways of connecting their ideas with policy-making and development programmes.
2,67,744 students shared their vision for Uttarakhand
The initiative, launched on the directions of Chief Minister Dhami, sought participation from nearly three lakh students studying in Classes 11 and 12 across Uttarakhand.
A total of 2,67,744 students submitted their ideas and suggestions online on the theme ‘What Should My Dream Uttarakhand Look Like?’
The large-scale participation has transformed the initiative into a broad-based youth dialogue on the future of the state. Following evaluation by an expert team, 140 students with outstanding and meaningful ideas were selected for the final phase.
Chief Minister Dhami has also interacted with students in different parts of the state during the campaign and heard their views on the future of Uttarakhand.
Focus on connecting youth ideas with policy-making
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has emphasized that young people are not merely the future of Uttarakhand but can also play an important role in the state’s present policy-making and development process.
With this approach, the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ has been positioned as more than a competition. It has been developed as a platform for direct intellectual dialogue between the youth and the government.
The Chief Minister has said that meaningful and useful suggestions received from students will be considered for incorporation into government policies and development priorities.
He said that understanding the Uttarakhand envisioned by the younger generation and connecting their vision with development planning is among the government’s priorities.
The Chief Minister said, “We consider this generation an Indian generation. Intellectual dialogue with them has given us an opportunity to learn and understand many new ideas. This generation is the future of Uttarakhand.”
He added that senior IAS officers have been brought into the final phase so that they can sit with students, understand their vision and ideas, and help identify suggestions that can be considered for government policies.
Youth participation in the vision of a developed India and Uttarakhand
The Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed before the country the vision of making India a developed nation by 2047. The youth of Uttarakhand can make an important contribution towards achieving this vision.
The initiative seeks to encourage young people of Uttarakhand to contribute through their talent, innovation, creativity and ideas towards the development of a developed Uttarakhand and a developed India.
Scholarship of up to Rs 2 lakh for 140 selected students
The ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ initiative was launched on August 10, 2026, when Chief Minister Dhami interacted with students and invited them to share their ideas on ‘What Should My Dream Uttarakhand Look Like?’
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also announced a scholarship of up to Rs 2 lakh for career preparation and coaching after Class 12 for students whose ideas were selected.
The 140 students selected under the initiative will receive the benefit of the scholarship.
Youth ideas to cover key development sectors
The initiative has sought to understand the aspirations and priorities of the younger generation across several sectors, including education, employment, self-employment, migration, tourism, environment, technology, women’s empowerment and infrastructure.
The interaction between Chief Minister Dhami and the 140 selected students on September 18 will mark a significant stage in the concluding phase of the initiative, with emphasis on bringing youth perspectives directly into the government’s development dialogue and considering useful suggestions for future policies and programmes.
