Overview
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh flagged off an inaugural Unity March padyatra in Kathua on October 16, drawing students, NCC cadets and local participants.
- Sikkim Education, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Raju Basnett launched the campaign in Gangtok on October 17, with 12 youth from the state set to join 138 others in the national walk.
- The MY Bharat-led initiative started online on October 6 and moves to three-day district-level walks of 8–10 km from October 31 to November 25 with health camps, lectures, debates and pledges including Drug-Free India and Proudly Swadeshi.
- A 152-km national march from Karamsad to the Statue of Unity runs November 26 to December 6, featuring 150 pit stops, 150 youth leaders and evening Sardar Gatha sessions.
- Organisers say the campaign promotes unity, patriotism and self-reliance, while Jitendra Singh also asserted that Jawaharlal Nehru’s decisions led to the creation of PoJK.