Lok Sabha Question No. 1831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: India Youth Development Index and Report, 2017
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, BALKA SUMAN, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1831

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

India Youth Development Index and Report, 2017

1831.  SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI SUMAN BALKA: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has released India Youth Development Index and Report, 2017;
- (b)     if so, the details of trends in Youth Development across the States including Bihar; and
- (c)    the details of the scheme likely to be formulated by the Government through India Youth Development Index and Report?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR

## YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE(RETD.)}

(a)to(c)        Yes,  India  Youth  Development  Index  (YDI)  and  Report  was released on 13 th  November, 2017.    The YDI value at national level is 0.569. The range varies from 0.466 for State Bihar to 0.689 for Himachal Pradesh State.  The  trends  in  various  components  of  Youth  Development  Index across the Indian states including Bihar is given in the Annexure. The Index is intended to be used for reference in youth development matters.

ANNEXURE

| Major States      | Education   | Health   | Work   | Political Participation   | Civic Participation   | Social Inclusion   | Youth Development Index   | Rank   |
|-------------------|-------------|----------|--------|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0.560       | 0.596    | 0.582  | 0.427                     | 0.219                 | 0.759              | 0.572                     | 13     |
| Assam             | 0.527       | 0.533    | 0.372  | 0.397                     | 0.182                 | 0.938              | 0.515                     | 19     |
| Bihar             | 0.353       | 0.609    | 0.458  | 0.249                     | 0.112                 | 0.687              | 0.466                     | 20     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0.575       | 0.548    | 0.611  | 0.572                     | 0.190                 | 0.851              | 0.590                     | 11     |
| Gujarat           | 0.545       | 0.671    | 0.669  | 0.431                     | 0.142                 | 0.803              | 0.610                     | 7      |
| Haryana           | 0.566       | 0.655    | 0.517  | 0.529                     | 0.296                 | 0.826              | 0.592                     | 10     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.716       | 0.778    | 0.619  | 0.275                     | 0.495                 | 0.881              | 0.689                     | 1      |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.565       | 0.683    | 0.503  | 0.515                     | 0.330                 | 0.796              | 0.592                     | 9      |
| Jharkhand         | 0.396       | 0.596    | 0.501  | 0.565                     | 0.186                 | 0.784              | 0.520                     | 18     |
| Karnataka         | 0.572       | 0.676    | 0.629  | 0.354                     | 0.228                 | 0.755              | 0.602                     | 8      |
| Kerala            | 0.735       | 0.759    | 0.403  | 0.226                     | 0.358                 | 0.879              | 0.624                     | 3      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0.470       | 0.638    | 0.593  | 0.407                     | 0.219                 | 0.720              | 0.557                     | 14     |
| Maharashtra       | 0.625       | 0.668    | 0.630  | 0.381                     | 0.171                 | 0.766              | 0.614                     | 6      |
| Odisha            | 0.519       | 0.619    | 0.578  | 0.300                     | 0.159                 | 0.734              | 0.552                     | 15     |
| Punjab            | 0.600       | 0.719    | 0.595  | 0.364                     | 0.394                 | 0.759              | 0.623                     | 5      |
| Rajasthan         | 0.439       | 0.667    | 0.622  | 0.585                     | 0.157                 | 0.763              | 0.576                     | 12     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 0.651       | 0.697    | 0.571  | 0.369                     | 0.287                 | 0.868              | 0.632                     | 2      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 0.465       | 0.597    | 0.562  | 0.501                     | 0.110                 | 0.799              | 0.547                     | 16     |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.621       | 0.736    | 0.512  | 0.393                     | 0.368                 | 0.852              | 0.624                     | 4      |
| West Bengal       | 0.521       | 0.503    | 0.532  | 0.381                     | 0.108                 | 0.807              | 0.524                     | 17     |
| Minor States      |             |          |        |                           |                       |                    |                           |        |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.525       | 0.487    | 0.486  | 0.535                     | 0.395                 | 0.906              | 0.548                     | 9      |
| Delhi             | 0.606       | 0.723    | 0.536  | 0.480                     | 0.212                 | 0.900              | 0.625                     | 6      |
| Goa               | 0.661       | 0.809    | 0.635  | 0.253                     | 0.744                 | 0.884              | 0.701                     | 2      |
| Manipur           | 0.657       | 0.589    | 0.471  | 0.345                     | 0.481                 | 0.863              | 0.591                     | 7      |
| Meghalaya         | 0.590       | 0.591    | 0.785  | 0.415                     | 0.349                 | 0.884              | 0.652                     | 4      |
| Mizoram           | 0.752       | 0.622    | 0.514  | 0.318                     | 0.778                 | 0.959              | 0.663                     | 3      |
| Nagaland          | 0.667       | 0.669    | 0.211  | 0.303                     | 0.355                 | 0.953              | 0.550                     | 8      |
| Pondicherry       | 0.724       | 0.700    | 0.751  | 0.272                     | 0.978                 | 0.806              | 0.724                     | 1      |
| Sikkim            | 0.648       | 0.571    | 0.604  | 0.329                     | 0.795                 | 0.842              | 0.633                     | 5      |
| Tripura           | 0.596       | 0.579    | 0.274  | 0.341                     | 0.337                 | 0.900              | 0.520                     | 10     |
| Total             | 0.513       | 0.632    | 0.572  | 0.436                     | 0.191                 | 0.785              | 0.569                     |        |