**Summary:**
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a WhatsApp chatbot integrated with the MY Bharat portal (https://mybharat.gov.in) to enhance youth engagement and streamline access to services. Accessible via WhatsApp at 7289001515, the chatbot offers registered MY Bharat users core features including exploring experiential learning programs, volunteering opportunities, CV creation, mentorship, organization joining/creation, issue reporting, and MyBharat support. Users initiate a session by sending "Hi" to the designated WhatsApp number, with login identity verified through OTP. Future releases will include in-app registrations, notifications with downloads, media uploads for event participation, reminders, follow-up features, and profile task completion. The chatbot will also deliver automated reminders, certificates, resource documents, compliance alerts, campaign content, event highlights, updates on government schemes, best practices, and toolkits. Key benefits for youth include convenient access to MY Bharat services, faster onboarding and event participation, real-time updates, easy issue reporting, and regular broadcasts on opportunities and schemes. MY Bharat, developed by the Digital India Corporation (DIC) under MeitY, is designed to engage youth in volunteering and learning activities, provide mentorship, facilitate CV creation, and foster connections among young people.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for youth affairs and sports-related activities and initiatives.
MY Bharat Portal: A technology platform designed by Department of Youth Affairs to engage Indian youth.
WhatsApp: A popular messaging platform used for integration with the MY Bharat portal.
Experiential Learning Programs: Learning programs provided through the MY Bharat platform.
Department of Youth Affairs (DoYA): The department under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports that designed the MY Bharat platform.
Digital India Corporation (DIC): The organization under MeitY Government of India that developed the MY Bharat platform.
MeitY: An abbreviation for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
Manish Gautam: Individual mentioned in the context of the document
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Launches
WhatsApp Chatbot Integration with MY Bharat Portal
to Enhance Youth Engagement and Experience
Posted On: 27 JUN 2025 11:09AM by PIB Delhi
In a progressive move to enhance digital engagement and streamline access to services for India’s Youth, the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched WhatsApp integration with the MY Bharat portal
(https://mybharat.gov.in).
The WhatsApp chatbot is now live on the MY Bharat Portal and also accessible directly via WhatsApp
(7289001515), offering users a more seamless, real-time, and user-friendly way to interact with the platform.
This release includes core features for all registered MY Bharat users, allowing them to explore Experiential
Learning Programs, Volunteering Opportunities, CV creation, Mentorship, Organization Joining/creation,
report any issues and access MyBharat Support.
To start the session in WhatsApp chatbot, individual need to send a message ‘Hi’ to 7289001515 number.
Individual login identity shall be identified through OTP and session shall be established.
In upcoming releases many new features will be introduced like In-app Registrations, Notifications with
downloads, Media Uploads for event participation, Reminders and Follow-up, Profile / Task Completion etc.
In addition to transactional services, the chatbot can be used to send automated reminders, deliver certificates,
other resource documents, and share compliance alerts. It will also broadcast campaign content, event
highlights, updates on government schemes, best practices, and tool kits to keep youth informed and actively
involved.
Key Benefits to Youth:
Convenient access to MY Bharat services through WhatsApp
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Faster onboarding, Event Participation, and Application tracking
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Real-time updates and reminders
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Easy issue reporting and support resolution
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Regular broadcasts on opportunities, schemes, and best practices
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A familiar, mobile-first interface to stay connected with national programs
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This integration reinforces the Ministry’s commitment to empowering youth by embedding public services
into the digital platforms they use most, making it easier for them to stay connected, engaged, and
informed.
MY Bharat is a technology platform designed by Department of Youth Affairs (DoYA) and developed by
Digital India Corporation (DIC) MeitY Government of India to put in place an institutional method for
engagement of youth force of the country. With the main intent of empowering the youth with Indian Ethos
of, ‘Seva Bhav’ and ‘Kartavya Bodh’ this platform provides options for participation in various volunteering
and learning activities, getting mentorship from experts, creation of youth profile & CV, connect with other
youths and other exiting capacity building activities.
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Manish Gautam/Divyanshu Kumar/Anjelina Alexander(Release ID: 2140066)