India, Nov. 15 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday launched "Punjab Da Crorepati", a first-of-its-kind statewide youth quiz competition, aimed at channelising the energy of youngsters toward knowledge and learning, with a grand prize of Rs.1 crore for the taking.

Open to Punjab residents aged 15 to 30 years, the competition will reward the winner with Rs.1 crore, four runners-up with Rs.10 lakh each and eight other leaderboard toppers with Rs.5 lakh each, while over 10,000 participants will receive prizes.

Announcing the initiative, Mann said his government wanted books in the hands of youngsters because the pen shaped the destiny of a nation and will stand with them at every step, asserting that the success of the youth ...