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5. Assistance to Rural 1. To help the 7.50 -Youth/Sports Clubs Youth Clubs are given an Not all clubs can
Youth and Sports emergence of a to be assisted- assistance of Rs. 10,000/- qualify to become
Clubs including country-wide 1700 each to start functioning. Youth Development
Evaluation network of Youth -Youth Development When they grow they are Centres (YDCs). So, in
Clubs. centres to be selected for upgradation some states there are
2. The main opened-160 to Youth not enough YDCs
activity of NYKS is Development Centres and consequently
to facilitate setting which caters to Youth not enough RITYDCs.
up of Youth Clubs, Clubs of about 10
Youth villages and are a link
Development between rural youth
Centres and Rural clubs and District
Information Youth Coordinators of
Technology Yo uth NYKS. The best Youth
Development Clubs are
Centres. upgraded to Rural
3. It is proposed to Information Technology
provide Rural Youth Development
Information Centres and are
Technology Youth provided an amount of
Development Rs. 1.20 lakh for
Centres to 500 installation of a
districts. Similarly, telephone, a TV, a
there is a proposal Computer, internet
to set up about facility and a
5000 Youth kerosene oil
Development generator.
Centres during the
current plan.
6. Scheme of Financial Aim of the Scheme 10.00 200 Counselling Process is followed as This is a sensitive
Assistance for is to meet the and Career per guidelines
¦
issue and there is lack of
Development and urgent need for Guidance Centre to awareness about the
Empowerment stimulating action be set up problems and develop-
of Adolescents for development ment needs of adolescents.
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and empowerment
of adolescents,
particularly, from
the economically
and socially
neglected/backward
sections of society.
An important
means of doing so
is to provide
encouragement and
financial support to
agencies who have
an interest and
capability to do so.
7 Scheme of Financial To upgrade the 10.00 About 650 NGOs to Proposal s are consideredThe scheme is very
Assistance for vocational skills of be assisted for on “first come first popular and we are
Promotion of Youth the youth through providing training to served” basis and each unable to assist all the
Activities & vocational training 25000 youth. Last proposal is submitted forapplicants due to
Training. & entrepreneurship year, Nehru Yuva consideration before the shortage of funds. With a
development Kendra along with Grants-in-Aid view to ensure any
programmes. 233 NGOs imparted Committee. For the misutilization of Central
training to 38500 proposals complete in allassistance, it has now
youths. been mandatory to check
respects, it takes about 3-
4 months to release the the antecedents of
grant. applicant NGO from the
concerned District
Collector. This however
at times causes delays.
8. Promotion of i) To develop their 1.50 Bharat Scouts & Release of central It is only a part funding
Scouting & guiding character and Guides recognized assistance only for of the programme being
inculcate in youths by GOI for carrying programmes. No undertaken by BS&G.
a spirit of out various activities administrative
patriotism, social as per guidelines. expenditure is given to
service and BS&G.
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communal harmony
to make them
responsible citizen
of the country.
9. Promotion of i) To create and 3.00 This is an ongoing Major portion of grants The performance under
adventure foster amongst the scheme. ZBB, State goes to Defence this scheme has been
youth a spirit of risk Governments, Ministry’s institutions very steady over the
taking cooperative Universities, NYK, like Indian years.
team work, capacity NSS Units, NGOs Mountaineering Institute
for ready and vital and individuals are and also to Indian
response to given grants-in-aid Mountaineering
challenging for conducting Foundation.
situations and identified
endurance. programmes.
ii) To inculcate a
sense of adventure
particularly, in non-
student young
people in rural
areas.
10. Youth Hostels To promote youth 5.00 This is a joint Construction is done by (1) Acquisition of land,
travel with the venture scheme of CPWD with Central (2) Release of State Fund
country. Central & State assistance from this (3) Inadequate occupancy
Govt. for Ministry. The concerned at Non-tourist
construction of D.M. is made Chairman destinations.
Youth Hostel. of the Hostel
Centre to bear cost of Management Committee
construction & State
to provide land &
other infrastructure:
(1) Acquisition of
land,
(2) Release of State
Fund
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Other Schemes
11. Promotion of i) To involve 5.50 Release of Central The programme is very
National Integration Voluntary agencies assistance to NGO / VO popular and it depends on
in the task of / Universities / Colleges
the initiatives and
National integration / State Govt. as per thepreparedness of the
and communal guidelines colleges / universities &
harmony others
12. Rajeev Gandhi RGNIYD is 4.00 Conduct of specified 100% funded institution Till very recently
National Institute of responsible for training programmes and funding involves RGNIYD was
Youth Development training in the field of both administrative & inadequately staffed,
documentation, entrepreneurship, training programmes. including faculty heads.
research & international Some new Divisions
evaluation and programmes on youth have been opened.
extension for all entrepreneurship,
youth related training programmes
activities in the on scouts & life skills,
country. It is etc.
mandated to
function as a
resource agency and
think-tank for youth
programmes
policies and
implementation
strategies in view to
develop multi-
faceted programmes
to maintain social
harmony and
national unity as the
ultimate objective.
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(B) SPORTS
1. Scheme of incentives Promotion of Sports 23.50 -Distt-500 Quarter wise frame Coordination issues
for Promotion of and games in -States-35 work chalked out for between State
Sports schools. Rural -90 Sports Persons implementation of the Governments and SAI
sports programmes, -6500 Sports Scheme
National Sports Scholarships
Development Fund
and Sports
Scholarship Scheme
2. Sports Authority of To nurture talent in 152.80 -Induction of 450 -do- Ministry of Finance is
India sports and broad talented trainees. insisting on reduction
base the sports. -Induction of 200-300 of coaches in SAI and
new trainees for has put a ban on
advanced training further recruitment.
3. Scheme relating to This Scheme 51.00 Conducting Camps- 20 -do- Sports Federations
Events includes inter-alia National Events-30 sometimes do not
the following International Exposure furnish proposals on
schemes:- - 80 time for sending teams
Mainly for the abroad.
promotion of sports
in the country,
exchange of teams
with various
countries under
Protocol-
1)Assistance to
National Sports
Federation
2) Exchange of
Sports/Physical
Education Teams 3)
Promotion of Sports
among Disabled.
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