Restructuring of the Schemes of the Department of Youth Affairs
The Schemes of the Department have been consolidated and restructured into 3 compact schemes, w.e.f. 01.04.2016, as follows:
1. Eight Schemes are merged into a new ‘umbrella’ Scheme called “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)”
2. National Service Scheme (NSS)
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
The major achievements under the above Schemes/ Sub-Schemes during 2019-20 are given below:
1. Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)
A. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
NYKS, with about 35.28 lakh youth enrolled through 1.80 lakh youth clubs, has been working all over the Country to develop the personality of the youth and to engage them in nation-building activities.
Some significant initiatives/ achievements of NYKS are as follows:
B. National Youth Corps (NYC)
The scheme of National Youth Corps (NYC) was launched in the country during the year 2010-11 and the same is being implemented through NYKS.
The main objectives of the scheme are as follows: -
As per the provision of the scheme, a total of 12,000 volunteers are deployed every year. There is a selection committee under Chairpersonship of DM/DC of the district for selecting volunteers. Volunteers in the age group of 18-29 years are being deployed for maximum period of 2 years duration only. Each volunteer is being paid Rs. 5000/- as monthly honorarium.
Normally, two NYC volunteers are deployed in every block. Volunteers act as link between youth club members and concerned NYK/ various other departments. Volunteers are taking up the task of motivating and revitalization of Youth Clubs in the village/ community level.
During the financial year 2019-20, against the target of 13,206, 13,044 NYVs have been selected till date. As per the provision under the scheme, 15 days Induction Training Programme for the newly deployed volunteers and 7 days Refresher Training Programme for the volunteers in the 2nd year is in progress.
Volunteers are taking up the task of motivating and revitalizing Youth Clubs in the village/ community level, apart from implementing core programmes and special programmes of NYKS.
C. International Cooperation
Department seeks to operate international Youth exchange programmes with various countries to develop international perspective among the youth, and also to collaborate with various international agencies on youth development. Some significant achievements during the year are as follows:
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Visit of 2- member Indian Youth Delegation to Portugal to attend World Conference of Ministers from 21-24 June, 2019. |
3. |
Visit of 4- member Indian Youth Delegation to Vostok to attend Russian Youth Forum from 25th June to -3rd July, 2019. |
4. |
Visit of 174- member Indian Youth Delegation to China from 2-9 July, 2019. |
5. |
Visit of 36- member Indian Youth Delegation to Russia from 27th July- 3rd August, 2019 |
6. |
Visit of 4- member Indian Youth Delegation to Brunei to attend Commonwealth Youth Programme from 27-29 August, 2019 |
7. |
Visit of 10- member Portugal Youth Delegation to India from 12-18 September, 2019 |
8. |
Visit of 18- member Indian Youth Delegation to Kyrgyzstan from 7-14 September, 2019 |
9. |
Visit of 10- member Indian Youth Delegation to Vietnam from 17-24 September, 2019 |
10. |
Visit of 10- member Indian Youth Delegation to Tajikistan from 20-27 September, 2019 |
11. |
Visit of 10- member Vietnam Youth Delegation to India from 16-23 October, 2019 |
12. |
Visit of 10- member Indian Youth Delegation to Brazil to attend BRICS Youth Summit from 17-20 October, 2019 |
13. |
Visit of 10- member Tajikistan Youth Delegation to India from 18-25 October, 2019 |
14. |
Visit of 25- member Indian Youth Delegation to South Korea from 13-22 November, 2019 |
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Visit of 192- member Chinese Youth Delegation to India from 20-27 November, 2019 |
D. National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD):
2. National Service Scheme (NSS):
NSS, with about 3.91 million student youth enrolled in 42661 NSS units spread over through 456 universities/+2 Councils, 17494 Colleges/Technical Institution and 12059 Senior Secondary Schools across the country, has been working for development of personality and character of youth through voluntary community service. Some significant initiatives/ achievement of NSS during the year are as follows: -
NSS has been restructured as a Central Sector Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2016. The Scheme now a Central Sector Scheme.
National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards, 2017-18:
NSS Awards for the year 2017-18 were conferred upon 2 Universities/+2 Councils, 10 Programme Officers/ NSS Unit Category and 30 NSS volunteers on 24th September, 2019 by President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
Swachh Bharat Mission 2019:
NSS Volunteers have been actively participating in Swachh Bharat Mission activities across the country. During the Swachh Bharat Pakhwada from 01.08.2019 to 15.08.2019, all the NSS Units identified locally based welfare agencies like hospitals, dispensaries, community centres, old age homes, orphanages, centre for disabled, rehabilitation centre, railway station, bus stations/stops etc., and dedicated their services for cleaning the area of the agencies and also to take up various welfare activities in the agencies. Special drives had been taken to clean statues & Archaeological sites and tourist Places.
Swachhta Hi Sewa (SHS) was conducted on 24.09.2018. The 24th of September being NSS Day, NSS throughout the country celebrated it by organizing various activities in their respective institutions.
Approximately 84347 NSS Volunteers participated in 100 Hours Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2.0 Programme organized by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Significant Achievement of NSS: -
Sl. No. |
Name of the Activities |
Nature of the Activities |
No of NSS Volunteers Participated |
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POSHAN MAAH |
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863845 |
2. |
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas |
Run for Unity, pledge taken, Essay writing, Painting Competitions, Lectures and discussions are also organized in various +2 schools, colleges and universities. |
1236136 |
3. |
Fit India Plog Run |
Fit India plog Run picking up trashes while running by NSS Volunteers. |
930452 |
4. |
Swachh Bharat Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI)2.0 |
Activities related to waste management, village surveys, cleanness drive, Swachhta Awareness Rally, Swachhta Oath, wall painting, Dustbin Distribution, Door to Door Awareness Campaign, cleaning of Historical Monument, Campus Burial ground, hospitals, dispensaries, statues, Street Play on Swachhata, Youth Rallies, Dialogues& Poems |
84347 |
5. |
Swachhta Hi Seva |
Capacity building/ orientation of NSS volunteers on plastic Waste Management for awareness activities across towns and villages, information regarding collection centers of plastic waste, General Sharmdaan activities. |
Phase No:1 635661 Phase No:2 1216951 Phase No:3 1192335 |
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Swachhata Pakhwada |
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711383 |
7. |
Plantation of tree |
Plantation/ saplings |
1165023 (till Nov 2019) |
8. |
Blood Donation |
No of units donated by the NSS Volunteers |
64150 units
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9. |
Self Defense Training to NSS Volunteers |
No of Volunteers trained in Self Defense training |
47567 |
10. |
Awareness Programme/ Rallies/ Campaigns |
Rallies for education, adult literacy, health, family welfare, Nutrition, Blood Donation, Aids awareness, Programmes for cleanliness& maintenance of street, drain etc, improving status of women, women’s rights, imparting skill training to women, etc. Voter Awareness Programmes, |
39767 No. of Programmes
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2461253 No. of Volunteers |
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11 |
Pre-Republic Day Camp |
No of Volunteers Participated in pre- Republic Day Camp. |
1000 |
12. |
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat 2019-2020 |
Screening Films of respective states, lecture programme talked about paired states/UT’s culture, history tourism etc. |
288729 (till Nov 2019) |
13. |
Constitution Day, 2019-2020 |
Awareness Campaign focused on citizens ,2019 duties including Fundamental Duties as enshrined in the Indian Constitution (Article 51A is attached) NSS rallies, Awareness rallies, debates, talks, lectures by eminent persons in all the NSS units at universities/colleges/schools on Preamble of the Constitution, Article 51A, and Indian Constitution. |
3837481 (till Nov 2019) |
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Achievements during the period from 2014-2015 to 2019-2020
The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, is an Institute of National Importance, set up by the Act of Parliament under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
A. Academic Activities
(i) Academic Programmes:
(ii) Research/ Evaluation:
(iii) Policy Initiatives:
(iv) Formulation of Youth Development Index (YDI):
India Youth Development Index and Report which included YDI across all Indian States was formulated in 2017.
(v) Other Unique Initiatives/ Interventions:
Diploma in Community Mental Health, Asset Mapping of 80 Village Panchayats, A pilot project of the Constituency Management System, Social Enterprise Incubator, Observer Status.
Field Outreach/ Extension Programmes:
Village Adoption programme in Kachepedu Village, Sriperumbudur, TN and Model Village Adoption Programme at Umden, Meghalaya and Pyranga, Assam.
Implementation of Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan:
Programmes were organised towards protection and preservation of water bodies in the Panchalpet area of Sriperumbudur Town Panchayat and Nemili village Panchayat. Hand Wash campaign was organised in the schools of Sriperumbudur Block. Cleaning activities in the Govt. Taluk Hospital, Sriperumbudur.Six Village Panchayats from Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur Districts of Tamil Nadu based on their efforts to realise ‘Open Defecation Free’ Campaign. These PRIs were given with Swatchh Panchayat Award by the Institute. A special NSS camp was organised in the tribal areas of Tiruppattur, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu with the theme ‘Clean and Sustainable Villages’.
National / International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops:
10 National and 2 International Conferences were organized.
Important Publications by the Institute:
About 11 publications on various aspects of Youth Development, Skill Development and Sustainable Development has been brought out by the faculty.
Faculty Participation in important Programmes & Committees:
RGNIYD faculty members participated in various meetings of SAARC, BRICS and visited various countries like China, Kazakhastan, Istanbul, Srilanka, Canada and Uganda.
B. Training Programmes
The various training programmes organised by RGNIYD, include Training of Trainers (ToT), Capacity Building Programmes, Gender Sensitisation Programmes, Psycho-social Counselling for Adolescents in Children’s Observation Home, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programmes, Young Women Entrepreneurship Programmes and Active Citizen Programmes.
International Programmes:
The faculty and students participated in various International Programmes in collaboration with CIRDAP and visited Bangladesh and Srilanka on Youth Exchange programmes.
Programmes by RGNIYD Regional Centre:
Number of ToTs, Capacity building programmes, Entrepreneurship Programmes, Skill Development Programmes, etc. were organised by the RGNIYD Regional Centre, Chandigarh during the period.
C. Signing of MoUs/ Collaborations:
Various MoUs were signed with ISRO, IIRS, National Remote Sensing Centre, and other agencies.
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