The Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, will organize the Industry Association Conclave on July 3, 2026, at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. This first-of-its-kind engagement aims to build a structured partnership between the government, industry associations, corporates, and public sector enterprises to accelerate youth-led development through the MY Bharat (Mera Yuva Bharat) ecosystem.
The conclave will be attended by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, and Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports. Senior officials including Dr. Pallavi Jain Govil (Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs), Shri Nitesh Kumar Mishra (Additional Secretary), Shri Shiv Ratan (Joint Secretary), and Dr. Priyanka Shukla (CEO, MY Bharat) will participate, along with officials from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Discussions will focus on leveraging the MY Bharat platform to expand access to volunteering opportunities, internships, skilling initiatives, entrepreneurship support, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, and other youth-centric interventions at a national scale. The event brings together representatives from leading industry bodies including CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM, PHDCCI, CREDAI, Indian Banks' Association, IPA, NHRDN, WTC Mumbai, AIAI, SHRM, India SME Forum, CAIT, and SCOPE, along with prominent CSR organizations and foundations such as SBI Foundation, Reliance Foundation, Paytm Foundation, HCL Foundation, Bisleri Foundation, and Pratham.
The conclave agenda includes an overview of the MY Bharat ecosystem, presentations by industry associations on their existing and proposed youth initiatives, deliberations on collaborative models for CSR, volunteering, internships and skilling, followed by an open stakeholder discussion chaired by the Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs. Expected outcomes include onboarding major industry associations and their member organizations onto the MY Bharat platform, strengthening coordination on youth-focused CSR initiatives, establishing nodal partnerships with industry bodies, and positioning MY Bharat as the national repository for youth opportunities and collaborative engagement.
Through its extensive field units, institutional network and digital platform, MY Bharat aims to create a unified ecosystem connecting millions of young Indians with meaningful opportunities for nation-building, advancing the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. The day-long event will commence with inaugural remarks and keynote addresses by the ministers, followed by thematic presentations, stakeholder consultations and networking sessions.