Pune, Feb. 27 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday urged the youth to commit themselves to the goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat by creating employment opportunities.

Stressing that the new India has a lot of potential with immense opportunities in various fields, he exhorted the youth to be trailblazers in research and innovation to achieve the resolve of a developed India by 2047.

Birla made these observations while speaking at the 26th Convocation of Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, where he was the Chief Guest.

Noting that Indian youth are already leading the world with their knowledge, capabilities and wisdom, he mentioned that even the developed countries' prosperity is an outcome of the contributions of the Indian youth in those countri...