What are the key schemes under the Department?
- The Schemes of the Department of Youth Affairs have been consolidated and restructured into 3 compact schemes.
- These are:
- Eight Schemes are merged into a new ‘umbrella’ Scheme called Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK).
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
What are the major programmes under RYSK?
- Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) - NYKS is working to develop the personality of the youth and to engage them in nation-building activities.
- NYKS has about 36 lakh youth enrolled through 1.6 lakh youth clubs. The activities involving youth volunteers of NYKS include -
- saplings planting, blood donations, basic vocations and soft skills programmes
- Youth Club Development Programmes, Sports Meets at Block level, District Youth Conventions
- Programmes to celebrate days of national and international significance - International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2018, National Unity Day and Run for Unity Programme
- Swachhta Programme for cleaning Schools, colleges, Hospitals and statues
- Water Conservation - awareness creation programmes, creation of new water bodies, maintenance of water sources
- Indradhanush Programme - children were immunized with the help of service providers
- Swachta Hi Sewa Campaign in East Champaran - Cleaning of Moti Jheel, Cleanliness drive to clean streets, Railway Station and common places
- Clean Ganga:
- NYKS is working with National Mission for Clean Ganga to spread awareness for cleanliness & sanitation in villages along Ganga River
- Ganga Vriksharopan Saptah (Plantation Week) in selected blocks of 4 States of Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar and West Bengal
- sapling planting in collaboration with Forest Department and National Mission for Clean Ganga
- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is being organized in Inter State Youth Exchange Programme in 15 pairing States
- NYKS was the major partner for implementation of Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan Programme on nutrition
- NYKS has organised various programmes for Parakram Parv, 2018 to mark the Second Anniversary of Surgical Strikes
- Participation in Health Mela by NYKS volunteers
- International Cooperation - The Department of Youth Affairs seeks to operate international Youth exchange programmes with various countries.
- Exchanges between Youth Delegations were organised with Nepal, Tunisia, China, Argentina, S.Korea, and Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
- Besides, Indian youth delegation has been at S.Africa for BRICS Youth Summit and Cambodia for 2nd International Youth Education and Cultural Festival.
- National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD) - This, along with other Schemes of the Ministry has been merged into one ‘Umbrella Scheme’, the RYSK.
- It supports Government/non-Government organisations for undertaking activities for development of adolescent and youth.
- Also, Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas, North East Youth Festival are also held under this.
What are the key activities under NSS?
- National Service Scheme has about 4.13 million student youth spread over Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutions and Senior Secondary Schools across the country.
- NSS has been working for development of personality and character of youth through voluntary community service.
- Some significant initiatives/ achievements of NSS during the year are as follows:
- NSS has been restructured as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1.4.2016
- NSS Volunteers are also participating in Swachh Bharat Mission activities, International Day of Yoga, etc
- Participations include - health/eye/Immunization camps, Training on Self -Defence, awareness on GST and Digital payments,
What role has RGNIYD played?
- Training/capacity building/ workshop, conference and other programmes were organized with RGNIYD.
- It covered NSS Officers, NYKS Officials, Faculty/ Teachers, Officials from State Govt. industries department & executives from NGOs etc.
- ToT (Training of Trainers) programmes were also organized for NYKS, and other officials of NSS were trained.
- RGNIYD also recently brought out the India Youth Development Index and Report - 2017.
- RGNIYD is mandated to disseminate youth related information among the key stakeholders.
- Accordingly, three Regional Dissemination Workshops on India Youth Development Index, besides other training programmes, were organised for the key stakeholders.
- RGNIYD also facilitated other international programmes including
- Maldivian Youth Delegation Visit
- Sri Lanka Youth Exchange Delegation Visit to RGNIYD
- International Youth Exchange Programme between India-Sri Lanka
- Entrepreneurship and Rural Development - An exposure visit for delegates from 19 Countries
- National Conference on Gender and Development
- Besides, RGNIYD has funded 18 Major Research Projects and 8 Minor Research Projects to the various Universities/Institutes.
Source: PIB
