Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said youths must be given a platform to hone leadership skills, develop a positive attitude and a critical approach to understand important matters.
"We believe today's youth has the zest to drive their communities forward and must provide them with the correct platform to build their aptitude and skills to become leaders of change," Gogoi said while addressing the valedictory function of the first two-day State Level Youth Leadership Orientation Summit 2014.
Youths of the state have gained self-confidence and a competitive urge has enabled them to make a mark in different fields both within and outside the country and this is primarily due to a positive change in their mindset, he said.
The chief minister asked the students to remain steadfast towards their goal in life with hard work, sincerity, commitment, honesty and perseverance being the prerequisites for climbing up the ladders of success.
Gogoi told them to be articulate by shedding inhibition to acquire communicative skills to become good leaders.
"The be-all and end-all should not be just acquiring a plum post but to do something for the betterment of the society," he said.
Gogoi said the initiatives taken by the Government in the education sector over the past decade has brought in positive results and many institutions of national repute have been set up.
