Captain Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament, launched YuvVikas -- a focused and guided youth engagement initiative in Sullia of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday.

The initiative will focus on skill development, career clarity, and entrepreneurship through guidance and direct mentorship from professionals.

Speaking on the occasion, Captain Chowta said: “We often speak of opportunities in large cities, but the next unicorn idea can just as easily come from here.”

Terming Dakshina Kannada as an ocean of possibilities, he said the region has produced pioneers in banking, education and enterprise long before the digital age. What they had was not access, but clarity, self-belief, and vision, he said.

The inaugural edition of YuvVikas, launched jointly with the Sundara Bharata Trust of Bengaluru, had various industry professionals address students on a range of topics from information technology to AI.

The programme also highlighted Prime Minister’s observation in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that more than half of India’s startups now emerge from Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns, and that a large number of these are led by young women.

Students from Sullia taluk participated in the event. Sessions focused on equipping them to think beyond conventional routes, ask the right questions, and begin discovering one idea that could shape their journey.

Published on June 17, 2025