Lucknow, Oct. 14 -- : Home to a vast pool of talented youth, Uttar Pradesh will play a leading role in building a 'Viksit Bharat' through its contributions in sports, culture, and innovation, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday at a ceremony in Lucknow where he honoured the winners of the National Youth Festival 2025 and Youth Parliament 2025 with certificates and tablets. The path to a developed India passes through Uttar Pradesh, where the 'Viksit Uttar Pradesh' campaign has received overwhelming public support, he further said at the event where he also launched MLA and MP Sports Competitions, inaugurated Youth Promotion Centres, and distributed sports kits to 16,000 Yuvak Mangal Dals and Mahila Mangal Dals. The state's best regional youth welfare officers were also felicitated. Calling the sports kit distribution before Diwali a special gift to youth, he said over 1.05 lakh Mangal Dals are active in the state with more than 80,000 already equipped with sports kits. Sports competitions, he announced, will now be held from the village level up to assembly and parliamentary constituencies, fostering a culture of healthy competition and fitness. Encouraging youth to promote local culture alongside sports, the chief minister urged them to revive folk singing, storytelling, drama, and Ramleela performances. He said such traditions embody the history and spirit of Indian society and must be preserved by the younger generation. So far, over four million suggestions have been received through the Samarth Portal. He said self-reliant villages will lead to self-reliant districts and a self-reliant state-forming the foundation of Vision 2047. He said 12.64 lakh youth have registered on Yuva Saathi Portal, which connects them with various schemes....