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Department of youth affairs: Initiatives, Achievements, Policies and Roadmap for the future. Initiatives and Achievements. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS). Environment Conservation : 42.24 lakh saplings planted by NYKS volunteers.
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Department of youth affairs: Initiatives, Achievements, Policies and Roadmap for the future
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) • Environment Conservation: 42.24 lakh saplings planted by NYKS volunteers. • Blood Donation: 26,656 units of Blood donated by NYKS volunteers in blood donation camps. • Skill Development: • 1,161 Skill Upgradation Training Programmes (SUTP) organised for women youth club members, in which 21,177 women were enrolled for training in need-based vocational skills. • 34,303 youth were sponsored for undergoing Skill Development Trainings through various Vocational Training Providers. • Youth Leadership and Community Development: 407 Training Programmes organised, involving 16,666 youth.
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) • Theme-based Awareness and Education Programmes: 451 Programmes organised on important social issues, involving 44,940 youth. • Promotion of Sports: • Assistance provided to 8,993 youth clubs for purchase of Sports Materials; the amount of assistance increased from Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 per club. • Assistance for organisation of Inter Youth Club Sports Meets introduced during current year @Rs.25,000 for District level Events and @Rs.15,000 for Block level Events. • Promotion of Adventure: 82 adventure camps organised, involving 2,138 youth.
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) • National Integration Camps: 6 camps organised, involving 800 youth, including camps at Leh (Ladakh) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. • Development of Adolescents: • 113 Life Skill Camps organised, involving 4,757 adolescents, for developing among them behavioural/ life skills to empower them to make healthy choices. • Adolescent Health and Development Project (jointly with UNFPA): 1,485 Teen Clubs were organised, 7,440 Peer Educators selected (of which 6,880 trained) and extension work started. • Disaster Relief: • Proactive role in rescue, relief and rehabilitation during natural disasters, including recent floods in Assam and J&K.
National Service Scheme (NSS) • Environment Conservation: 7.52 lakh saplings planted by NSS volunteers. • Blood Donation: 40,563 units of Blood donated by NSS volunteers in blood donation camps. • Promotion of Adventure: 11 adventure camps organised, involving 440 NSS volunteers. • North East NSS Youth Festivals: 3 Festivals organised at Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, in order to promote the spirit of integration in the North East; 950 youth participated in the Festivals.
National Service Scheme (NSS) • Shramadaan: • A pan-India Shramadaan campaign launched with focus on (i) cleaning of rivers and other water bodies and (ii) removal of parthenium, lantana and water hyacinth. • Disaster Relief: • Proactive role in rescue, relief and rehabilitation during natural disasters, including recent floods in Assam and J&K. • Introduction of NSS as an Elective Subject: • Being pursued in order to incentivise NSS for the students; • 5 Regional Workshops of University Vice Chancellors organised through AIU (Association of Indian Universities) for seeking their inputs; curriculum being finalised.
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) • Academic Courses: RGNIYD offers 6 post-graduate courses in youth issues; 2014-16 Session started. • Research: RGNIYD offers doctoral programmes in 4 disciplines; the Institute conducted 3 research studies this year. • Training of Trainers: The programmes are for functionaries working in the field of youth development; 13 programmes were organised, covering 545 master trainers. • Capacity Building: The programmes are for youth and youth functionaries; 20 programmes were organised, covering 2,261 youth and youth functionaries.
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) • Skill Development: • 364 youth trained in various skills. • Planning to conduct Skill Trainings and EDPs in collaboration with Vocational Training Providers of DGE&T and NI-MSME; also, plans to commence 3-year B. Voc. (Bachelor of Vocation) Course on UGC pattern from next Session. • Tribal and North East Youth Development: A new Department has been set up to bring focus on Tribal and North East Youth Development. • Youth-led Development: A new outreach initiative launched for conducting RGNIYD programme, preferably in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, through linkage with 250 colleges; target to cover about 25,000 youth initially.
National Programme for Adolescent and Youth Development (NPYAD) • Financial Assistance for Youth Development: • Financial Assistance provided to Government/ non-Government Organisations for youth and adolescent development activities in areas such as Youth Leadership and Personality Development, Promotion of National Integration, Promotion of Adventure, Development and Empowerment of Adolescents etc. • Assistance given to 95 State level Organisations in addition to National level Organisations. • Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards: • Awards are highest national recognition in the field on adventure; conferred on 4 individuals by Hon’ble President of India on 29.08.2014.
International Cooperation (IC) • International Youth Exchange: • ADelegation of 5 Indian Youth attended Y-20 Summit, 2014 at Sydney, Australia during July, 2014. • A20-member Indian Youth Delegation visited South Korea during August, 2014. • 100-member Chinese Youth Delegation and 20-member South Korea Youth Delegation have visited India this month. • UNDP/ UNV Project on Youth Volunteering: • A Project has been developed, jointly with UNDP/ UNV, for strengthening NYKS and NSS; to be implemented over the period 2014-17 at estimated cost of Rs.14 crores; Necessary approvals being obtained.
Youth Hostels • Youth Hostels meant to promote youth travel and to enable them to experience rich cultural heritage of India; constructed in collaboration with the States. • 82 Youth Hostels constructed so far; another 2 hostels are under construction. • Steps being taken to obtain ISO Certification for youth hostels. • During the year, ISO Certification obtained for Puducherry Youth Hostel and preparatory steps taken to obtain Certification for Agra and Panjim youth hostels.
National Youth Leader Programme (NYLP) • Introduction • NYLP is a new Scheme formulated with the objective of developing leadership qualities among the youth, motivating the youth to strive for excellence and harnessing the immense youth energy for nation-building; EFC Proposal circulated and being followed up. • Programme Components • Neighbourhood Youth Parliament (NYP). • Youth for Development Programme (YFDP). • National Young Leaders Awards (NYLA). • National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC). • National Youth Development Fund (NYDF). • Proposed Outlay • Rs.582 crores over 5 years (2014-15 to 2018-19).
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) • Expansion of Network • Current network of 2.77 lakhs youth clubs to be expanded by adding 50,000 clubs every year, so that eventually, there is a youth club in every village. • Total membership of youth clubs to be increased from current 80 lakhs to 200 lakhs by 2018-19. • Intensifying Youth Mobilisation Efforts • NYKS to play proactive role as ‘enabler’, through youth mobilisation at grass-root level, for effective implementation of all Government programmes including Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan, Jan Dhan Yojana etc. • Focus on Entrepreneurship and Skill Development among the youth, through awareness generation, motivation, counselling, etc.
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) • ‘Punarjagaran’ (Rejuvenation) • A new imitative of NYKS to be implemented over one-year period from 02.10.2014 to 25.09.2015. • A pan-India youth movement to be created • to start from 4 corners of India – Leh in North, Okha in West, Kanya Kumari in South and Anini (Dibang Valley) in North East. • to culminate in Mathura (the birth place of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay) on 25.09.2015 (birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay) • 100 Districts to be covered on the 4 routes. • Throughout the year, youth to be engaged in constructive activities such as Campaigns on social issues, Shramadaan, promoting the spirit of patriotism, peace and universal brotherhood. • The initiative will mobilise 150 million youth and also inspire youth all over the country.
National Service Scheme (NSS) • Expansion of Network • NSS volunteer strength to be increased from current 33 lakhs to at least 100 lakhs by 2018-19. • In addition to Government funding of NSS, the mechanism of Self-financing Units of NSS (with possibility of CSR funding) to be effectively leveraged to achieve faster expansion of NSS. • Improving Effectiveness of NSS • Similar to NYKS, NSS also to play a proactive role as ‘enabler’, for effective implementation of all Government programmes. • Skill Training of NSS volunteers, being undertaken on pilot basis, in collaboration with TISS, to be expanded and other suitable initiatives to be launched, to enable NSS volunteers to pursue a vocational course along with their academic courses.
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) • Upgradation of the Institute • RGNIYD has been declared as an “Institute of National Importance” under RGNIYD Act, 2012; Council of Ministers has approved outlay of 514 crores over 5-years upto 2018-19 for upgradation of the Institute. • Proactive efforts to be made for developing RGNIYD as an Institution of International repute in the field of youth development. • Outreach Initiatives • RGNIYD is located in Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu); a Regional Centre has recently been set up at Chandigarh; an outreach initiative called youth-led development has been launched. • Proactive efforts will be made to strengthen outreach initiatives of RGNIYD so that the youth all over the country benefit from the expertise of the Institute.
Other Plans/ Programmes • Expanding International Youth Exchange • Currently, regular annual youth exchange (on reciprocal basis) is only with China and South Korea; in addition, a Bangladeshi Youth Delegation visits India every year. • Efforts being made to sign MOUs/ start Youth Exchange Programmes with other countries, including SAARC Countries, Indonesia, France, Israel, Brazil, Turkey, New Zealand, Argentina, Vietnam, Belarus, Chile, Mozambique, Kuwait and Bahrain and Myanmaar. • Brainstorming Workshop on Youth Issues • 2-day Brainstorming Workshop to be organised in Nov. 2014, involving all stakeholders, to deliberate on youth issues. • Eminent speakers from different fields to address the Workshop. • An Actionable Agenda to be evolved for youth development.