VARANASI, July 19 -- Achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047 requires keeping youth away from drugs and digital distractions, Union minister for youth affairs and sports and labour and employment, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday at the 'Yuva Spiritual Summit' in Varanasi.

"To realise the vision of a developed India by 2047, we must keep our youth away from drugs and from the distractions of excessive mobile use and social media," he said.

The summit, organised by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, is themed 'Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India'. The minister said addiction is a serious threat to national progress and the future of the youth. "Our young generation must be seen not just as beneficiaries but as chang...