Broad rules and regulations for the help and better performance of the artist:

• Cultural events of the Youth Festival would require projecting fundamental values of Indian culture by displaying values oriented towards the unity of our country, integrity, truth, friendship, peace, devotion, loyalty etc. With particular reference to Indian cultural heritage
• The Organizer & coordinator (Events) may re-schedule and pre-announce programme on account of any sudden developments/exigency
• The team shall participate in the order/sequence decided by the organizers
• Participating teams have to report at the venues at least 60 minutes in advance
• At the most three announcements will be made for participating teams after which the entry may be cancelled
• Announcement of items of various teams will be made by the compares. Participants shall handover synopsis of items in English or Hindi well in advance, latest by the evening of 12 Jan. 2023
• Announcements will be done in English and Hindi only
• Cultural item will start with signal by the time keeper (either ringing of the bell or lighting the bulb)
• It shall be the responsibility of the contingent leader to ensure that the team reports for various events as per the time and order announced by the organizers
• The participants must bring their own musical instruments or other special properties required for different items
• Electronic instruments such as synthesizers etc. would not be permitted to play under competitive section
• For all the items decision of the panel of judges will be final and binding on all. No complaints and protests will be entertained
• All the items to be performed by the participants shall be under the banner of the respective State governments. No group or solo performer(s) will be permitted to use their group / individual banners of identity
• Five to ten percent marks will be deducted, if the performer(s) cross the maximum time limit for a particular item

Instructions:

1. Maximum number of singers in a group is ten
2. The folk songs should be taken from Indian songs, which could be in any regional language
3. No film songs are allowed
4. Maximum time allowed for the folk song is 7 minutes. The setting time for the group is four minutes extra.
5. Judgment of this item will base on the quality of singing only and not on make- up costumes and actions of the team.