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Schemes revamped for launched in the country dur-

tehelka bureau ing the year 2010-11 and the
youth development through NYKS. The main
same is being implemented

he Ministry of objectives of the scheme is to
setup a group of disciplined
Youth Affairs and and dedicated youth who
Sports has restruc- have the inclination and
tured different spirit to engage in the task of
T schemes of the nation building, to facilitate
Department of Youth Affairs the realization of inclusive
as part of initiatives taken for growth (both social and eco-
providing support for youth nomic) and to act as points
development and to enable for dissemination of infor-
productive youth participa- mation, basic knowledge in
tion in nation building. the community.
The Year End Review-2019
released by the Ministry of t would act as group mod-
Youth Affairs and Sports on ulators and peer group
December 20, 2019 disclosed I educators and act as role
that eight such schemes have models for the younger
been merged into a new cohort especially towards en-
‘umbrella’ Scheme called hancement of public ethics,
“Rashtriya Yuva Sashakti- Youth were involved in part. Fit India Plog Run was probity and dignity of labour.
karan Karyakram (RYSK). Swachhta programme and organized in which 19,36,312 As per the provision of the
It said that the Nehru Yuva the Swachhta Programme youth from 55,945 village- scheme, a total of 12,000
Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was conducted at 98,681 loca- based Youth Clubs and people volunteers are deployed
with about 35.28 lakh youth tions involving 9,10,531 youth from all sections of society every year. Volunteers in the
enrolled through 1.80 lakh for cleaning of 8, 493 schools participated. age group of 18-29 years are
youth clubs has been work- and colleges, 3,479 hospitals To clean Ganga, the NYKS being paid 5000 as monthly
ing all over the country to and 6,525 statues. For water is working with National honorarium.
develop the personality of the conservation — 10,751 aware- Mission for Clean Ganga The National Service
youth and to engage them ness creation programmes to spread awareness for Scheme (NSS) with about
in nation-building activities. were conducted by involving cleanliness & sanitation in 3.91 million student youth
About 8.39 lakh NYKS vol- 4.2 lakh youth, 2,346 new villages along Ganga River. enrolled in 42661 NSS units
unteers planted saplings and water bodies were cre- Ganga Vriksharopan Saptah spread over through 456
NYKS volunteers donated ated and 4,413 water sources (Plantation Week) was car- universities, 17494 colleges
49,050 units of blood. were maintained. Under the ried out in 53 selected blocks and technical institution
About 286 Education in Inderdhanush Programme, of 4 States of Uttarakhand, and 12059 Senior Secondary
basic vocations were organ- 1,27,995 children were immu- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Schools across the country.
ized, involving 9,531 youth nized with the help of service West Bengal. The NSS Volunteers have
and 359 Sports Meets at providers. The NYKS is organizing been actively participating
blocks level were organized, Under the Fit India Cam- Yuva Ek Bharat Shrestha in Swachh Bharat Mission
involving 55,325 youth. Also paign which was launched by Bharat Programme with a activities across the coun-
6,039 programmes held to the prime minister Narendra view to celebrate unity in try. It organized cleaning of
celebrate days of national Modi on August 29, 2019, diversity, to promote the streets, drains and back alleys
and international sig- activities like fitness pledge, spirit of national integration through awareness drives,
nificance, involving 8,43,150 Gramin Maha Daud, Tug of through year-long planned door-to-door meetings to
youth and 286 district youth War, Kho-Kho, etc, providing engagement between the drive behaviour change with
conventions were organ- opportunity to take part in participants of paired states. respect to sanitation behav-
ized, involving 1,58,777 youth. group and individual events Also NYKS was the major iours, performed Swachhata
International Day of Yoga on and youth were also moti- partner for implementation related Nukkad Nataks, folk
21st June 2019 was observed vated to take part in local of Poshan Abhiyan pro- song and dance performanc-
by NYKS at 33,264 locations traditional games. In these gramme across the country. es to mobilise community.
across India by involving activities, 21,50,537 youth The scheme of National
30.27 lakh youth. and other stakeholders took Youth Corps (NYC) was LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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