The Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
has said that a new Central Sector Scheme titled “National Young Leaders
Programme(NYLP)” was introduced in December,2014 in pursuance of Budget
announcement of Hon’ble Finance Minister in 2014-15 Budget Speech. The
programme aims at developing leadership qualities among the youth to enable
them to realize their full potential and in the process, to contribute to the
nation-building process.
In
a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Sonowal said, the objective of the
Scheme is to motivate the youth to strive for excellence in their respective
fields and to bring them to the forefront of the development process. It seeks
to harness the immense youth energy for national – building.
The National
Young Leaders Programme has the following five components :
(i) Neighbourhood
Youth Parliament (NYP): Neighbourhood Youth Parliament would provide a
platform to the youth to articulate their views on various socio-economic
development issues of concern to them. About 2.98 lakhs youth clubs under NYKS
(Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan) shall start functioning as ‘neighbourhood youth
parliament’. This will gradually be expanded to cover all villages. The
Programme will help in developing leadership qualities among the youth and in
actively involving them in the governance process. The will also be an
important step in the direction of ‘good governance’.
ii) Youth for
Development Programme (YFDP): The Programme aims at channelizing
the immense youth energy towards the nation-building, by involving youth in Shramadaan
(voluntary labour). The outcome of this Programme shall be that the young
generation leads the Shramadaan with the entire community joining it.
The Programme will help in developing the leadership qualities of the youth. In
the process, it will also lead to conservation of environment and creation of
assets for the nation.
iii) National Young
Leaders Awards (NYLA):
The youth are doing pioneering work in all the sectors. The Programme aims at
motivating the youth to strive for excellence in their respective fields by
recognizing and rewarding the outstanding work done by them. Such exceptionally
talented youth could serve as role models and mentors for others.
iv)
National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC): The Council is
proposed to be set up to seek active involvement of the young leaders as well
as other stakeholders in the decision-making process on the youth related
issues. NYAC shall advise the Ministries/ Departments on youth related
initiatives/ issues. The Council will give effective representation to young
leaders from all States/ UTs.
v)
National Youth Development Fund (NYDF): The Fund has been
set up with the objective to mobilise funds from non-budgetary resources also
for youth development. This will enable the Department to fill the gaps in the
ongoing programmes as also take up innovative programmes for youth development
to create young leaders.
The details of
funds released and expenditure incurred since the inception of the scheme are
given at Annexure-I.
The
Minister said, Neighbourhood Youth Parliament: During the year 2014-15, 4640
Neighbourhood Youth Parliaments at Block level were organized in equal number
of Blocks across the country. In each programme, about 80 youth from a Block
participated. Similarly, during 2015-16, 4930 Neighbourhood Youth Parliaments
at Block level were organized. In each programme, about 80 youth from a Block
participated
Youth for
Development Programme: During the year 2014-15 under this scheme, the
component of IEC: Publicity and Media activities were carried out in 552
District NYKs.
State wise
details of various activities undertaken are given at Annexure-II.
Annexure - I
(Rs in Lakh)
|
SN
|
Name of the State/ UT
|
Funds released in 2014-15
|
Expenditure 2014-15 (Provisional & unaudited)
|
Funds released in 2015-16
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
27.40
|
25.47
|
28.53
|
|
2
|
Arunanchal Pradesh
|
13.15
|
12.09
|
14.46
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
35.51
|
33.46
|
37.86
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
72.18
|
69.07
|
75.48
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
19.25
|
19.25
|
20.64
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
2.96
|
2.96
|
1.57
|
|
7
|
Gujrat
|
29.45
|
14.70
|
31.61
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
17.25
|
16.91
|
18.90
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
11.92
|
11.92
|
12.96
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
16.06
|
15.34
|
17.28
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
34.45
|
31.16
|
36.36
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
26.87
|
25.87
|
29.22
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
21.54
|
20.29
|
21.31
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
46.71
|
42.88
|
50.88
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
50.43
|
46.99
|
54.95
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
7.29
|
6.53
|
8.16
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
6.17
|
5.64
|
6.78
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
4.94
|
4.33
|
5.64
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
11.22
|
10.38
|
12.18
|
|
20
|
Orissa
|
44.19
|
28.41
|
46.80
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
20.72
|
20.72
|
22.46
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
36.10
|
34.93
|
38.80
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
4.45
|
4.15
|
4.80
|
|
24
|
Tamilnadu
|
50.39
|
40.63
|
52.99
|
|
25
|
Telangana
|
16.17
|
15.17
|
17.04
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
7.45
|
7.15
|
7.80
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
109.51
|
72.81
|
117.15
|
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
14.17
|
7.45
|
15.30
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
39.92
|
17.08
|
41.92
|
|
|
Union Territories
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
A&N Island
|
10.41
|
7.89
|
10.94
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
1.03
|
1.03
|
1.12
|
|
32
|
D & N Haveli
|
1.17
|
0.67
|
1.26
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
2.35
|
1.35
|
2.53
|
|
34
|
Delhi
|
5.16
|
3.08
|
5.94
|
|
35
|
Lakshdweep
|
1.43
|
1.43
|
1.52
|
|
36
|
Pondicheri
|
6.90
|
4.65
|
7.24
|
Annexure-II
|
S. No.
|
Name of Zone
|
Block Level
Neighbourhood Youth Parliament
|
Youth for
Development Programme
(IEC-Publicity
& Media Campaign)
|
|
No. of Programme organized
|
No.
of District NYKs organized Programme
|
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2014-15
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
206
|
199
|
14
|
|
2.
|
Talengana
|
101
|
65
|
9
|
|
3.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
73
|
|
12
|
|
4.
|
Assam
|
236
|
220
|
24
|
|
5.
|
Bihar
|
534
|
501
|
38
|
|
6.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
132
|
97
|
16
|
|
7.
|
Delhi
|
13
|
24
|
9
|
|
8.
|
Gujarat, Daman & Diu and
Dadra Nagar Haveli
|
84
|
74
|
1
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
110
|
104
|
18
|
|
10.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
78
|
78
|
12
|
|
11.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
103
|
91
|
14
|
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
169
|
220
|
14
|
|
13.
|
Karnataka
|
157
|
559
|
25
|
|
14.
|
Kerala & Lakshadweep
|
149
|
157
|
16
|
|
15.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
266
|
216
|
48
|
|
16.
|
Maharashtra & Goa
|
344
|
362
|
36
|
|
17.
|
Manipur
|
43
|
35
|
10
|
|
18.
|
Meghalaya
|
32
|
16
|
7
|
|
19.
|
Mizoram
|
27
|
27
|
8
|
|
20.
|
Nagaland
|
73
|
1
|
11
|
|
21.
|
Odisha
|
202
|
289
|
19
|
|
22.
|
Punjab & Chandigarh
|
144
|
142
|
21
|
|
23.
|
Rajasthan
|
234
|
240
|
32
|
|
24.
|
Sikkim
|
30
|
|
4
|
|
25.
|
Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry
|
318
|
325
|
23
|
|
26.
|
Tripura
|
30
|
28
|
4
|
|
27.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
479
|
523
|
71
|
|
28.
|
Uttrakhand
|
73
|
75
|
13
|
|
29.
|
West Bengal & A.N. Island
|
200
|
262
|
23
|
|
|
Total
|
4640
|
4930
|
552
|
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