Dehradun, Jan. 12 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reflected on Swami Vivekananda's message on the birth anniversary of the social reformer, saying that a country's development is "largely based on its youth."

At the National Youth Programme on Monday, Dhami flagged off the Swadeshi Sankalp Run at Gandhi Park in Dehradun, paid floral tributes to the portrait of Swami Vivekananda, and bowed in reverence to him. He also honoured institutions working to promote indigenous products.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister emphasised the significance of youth in a country's progress.

"... No country can become developed economically, politically, and culturally unless its youth is united and has a strong sense of natio...