MY Bharat Volunteer Applications Extended to August 27
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The deadline for MY Bharat volunteer applications has been extended to August 27. MY Bharat is a government portal created to connect young people with volunteer and civic opportunities.
The extension comes as public sector banks (PSBs) look at the same portal for a different purpose: hiring young workers. Banks are exploring how to use the platform under a new initiative called 'Banking for Youth'.
This plan is specifically aimed at reaching Gen Z, the generation of people born after about 1996. Banks believe that MY Bharat, which already attracts large numbers of young users, could be a useful recruitment tool.
By giving applicants more time, officials hope to increase the number of young people who sign up as volunteers on the platform. A larger pool of registered users could also make the portal more attractive to banks looking to identify potential employees.
The 'Banking for Youth' idea reflects a wider effort by public banks to modernise how they attract talent, moving beyond traditional recruitment methods toward digital government platforms already popular with young people.
Further details about how banks plan to use the portal, including specific roles or eligibility rules, have not yet been announced.
Vocabulary10 words
- portal
- a website that gives access to many services
- extended
- made to last longer
- public sector banks
- banks that are owned and run by the government
- initiative
- a new plan or effort to achieve something
- Gen Z
- the group of people born after about 1996
- recruitment
- the process of finding and hiring new workers
- civic
- related to citizens and their community
- platform
- a system or website used for a specific purpose
- eligibility
- the rules about who is allowed to join
- modernise
- to make something more suited to today's world
Quiz
Answer key
1. August 27 2. To hire young people through the MY Bharat portal 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The deadline for MY Bharat volunteer applications has been _____ to August 27. MY Bharat is a government portal created to connect young people with volunteer and _____ opportunities.
The extension comes as public sector banks (PSBs) look at the same portal for a different purpose: hiring young workers. Banks are exploring how to use the _____ under a new initiative called 'Banking for Youth'.
This plan is specifically aimed at reaching _____, the generation of people born after about 1996. Banks believe that MY Bharat, which already attracts large numbers of young users, could be a useful _____ tool.
By giving applicants more time, officials hope to increase the number of young people who sign up as _____ on the platform. A larger pool of registered users could also make the portal more attractive to banks looking to identify potential employees.
The 'Banking for Youth' idea reflects a wider effort by public banks to _____ how they attract talent, moving beyond traditional recruitment methods toward digital government platforms already popular with young people.
Discussion questions
- Why might a government volunteer portal be useful for banks trying to hire young people?
- What are the possible benefits of extending an application deadline?
- Do you think digital platforms are a good way to recruit young workers? Why or why not?
- What questions would you want answered about the 'Banking for Youth' plan?