Biswakarma Pratibha Samman emblem Biswakarma Pratibha SammanSikkim 2026
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Biswakarma Pratibha Samman 2026 · Sikkim Biswakarma Kami Kalyan Samity

Sikkim Youth Assembly 2026

सिक्किम युवा विधानसभा

Topic Mental Health मानसिक स्वास्थ्य

Forty young people, selected from across Sikkim and trained in parliamentary procedure and public speaking, sat as Speaker, Chief Minister, Ministers and MLAs on Sunday 20 September 2026 and debated mental health in Sikkim.

Sikkimese youth of the Kami, Damai and Sarki communities, aged 16 to 28

3

minute video, Round 1

Recorded on a phone, on mental health, in Nepali or English.

40

were selected

Orientation and training from 16 September.

20

September, the House sat

Speaker, Chief Minister, Ministers and MLAs, in a full session.

The forty members of the Sikkim Youth Assembly 2026 in front of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
The members of the Sikkim Youth Assembly 2026, in front of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

Sunday 20 September 2026

The House sat

A full session: Speaker, Chief Minister, Ministers and MLAs, debating mental health in Sikkim.

The House in session Members in the chamber Members in the chamber A member speaks from the podium A member addresses the House A member reads her question A member on the floor At the podium Felicitation at the close Felicitation at the close The Assembly at the close The Assembly at the close

Training and Orientation Session

Before the House sat

Parliamentary procedure, public speaking, group work and poster presentations. The participants built their own House.

The orientation in session Participants at their desks A resource person addressing the training session A resource person addressing the room Participants in the training room Group discussion Group work at the tables Participants presenting their poster A participant presenting a poster Participants on stage A felicitation on stage The group in front of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly

Chief Guests

Shri Delay Namgyal Barfungpa

Shri Delay Namgyal Barfungpa

Hon'ble MLA, Gangtok Constituency · Advisor, Urban Development Department and Food & Civil Supplies Department · Orientation, 16 September

Shri Samdup Lepcha

Shri Samdup Lepcha

Hon'ble Minister, Social Welfare, Women & Child Development and Printing & Stationery Departments · MLA, 31-Lachen Mangan Constituency · The Assembly, 20 September

Key Speakers

Sanjay Dilpali Rai

Sanjay Dilpali Rai

Chairman, Sikkim Art, Culture and Heritage Development Board, Government of Sikkim

Shri Naresh Chettri

Shri Naresh Chettri

State Joint Secretary, SKM Youth Wing