Lok Sabha Question No. 1920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Youth Exchange Programmes
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

Youth Exchange Programme

1920. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) the number of International Youth Exchange Programme completed/conducted by the Government in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of Countries/Organisations/Departments and the number  of  youths  who  participated  in  the  said  programmes  in  the country and abroad during the said period;
- (c) the salient features of BRICS Youth Summit;
- (d) the number of delegations which visited the country for the BRICS Youth Summit during the last three years and the current year, country-wise; and
- (e) the total expenditure incurred by the Government for conducting the International Youth Exchange Programmes and BRICS Youth Summit during the last six years in the country along with the budgetary allocation for the said programmes during the said period?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Department  of  Youth  Affairs  in  collaboration  with foreign countries organizes International Youth Exchange Programme  (IYEP).  During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year IYEP  had  been  organized  with  China,  S.Korea,  Maldives,  Russia, S.Lanka, Bahrain, Nepal, Palestine, Vietnam, Kuwait & Bangladesh. The  details  of  Youth  Exchange  programmes  conducted  under  the International Youth Exchange Programme (IYEP) by Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the last three years and current year are given below:

| Year    |   Youth Exchange Programmes conducted |   Indian delegates sent to other countries |   Foreign delegates received in India |
|---------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                     3 |                                        118 |                                   221 |
| 2015-16 |                                     7 |                                        240 |                                   385 |
| 2016-17 |                                     9 |                                        356 |                                   453 |
| 2017-18 |                                     6 |                                        286 |                                   100 |

During the last 3 years and current year, meritorious students from Indian  Institute  of  Technology,  Indian  Institute  of  Management  & National Institute of Technology across India etc. as received from Ministry of Human  Resource Development were part of the International Youth Exchange Programme. Similarly, media persons and  cultural  artists  recommended  by  Ministry  of  Information  and Broadcasting,  Indian  Institute  of  Mass  Communication,  cultural artist from ICCR and young scientists from Ministry of Science and Technology also were included in the Indian Youth Delegation. The Indian  Delegations  also  had  youth  volunteers  from  Nehru  Yuva

Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and from National Service Scheme (NSS) which include Republic Day participants, Cultural Artists & IGNSS Awardees, students from Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Banaras Hindu University, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development,  AIIMS,   Indian  Institute  of  Foreign  Trade,  National and educational institutions. Youth Leaders from different Organizations working for

Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Science Technology, Gujarat University and other reputed the youth development were also part of the programme.

## (c) Main objectives of BRICS Youth Summit are ;

- I. To  strengthen  communication  in  youth  affairs  among  the BRICS nations for accelerating and sustaining socialeconomical development.
- II. To promote strengthening of comprehension, cooperation and friendship between youth of BRICS countries;
- III. To  encourage  humanitarian  co-operation  of  youth  of  BRICS countries;
- IV. To  form  a  framework  of  co-operation  in  the  field  of  youth policy between BRICS counties;
5. To  promote  development  of  affiliated  relations  of  BRICS countries  with  other  strategic  partners  on  youth  affairs  in
- V. outreach.
- VI. To  develop  a  general  approach  within  other  multilaterals international youth affairs.
8. (d)  The first BRICS Youth Summit was held at Kazan, Russia from 15  July,  2015.  Department  of  Youth  Affairs  has  hosted  the  BRICS Youth  Summit  only  once,  which  was  organised  at  Delhi  and Guwahati  India from  29 th June  to 4 th July, 2016. The  youth delegations  from  Brazil,  Russia,  China  &  S.Africa  attended  the BRICS Youth Summit 2016.

(e)      There  is  no  separate  budget  head  for  BRICS  Youth  Summit. This  section  has  the  same  budget  head  for  IYEP  &  BRICS  Youth Summit and the details of budgetary allocation and expenditure for the last six years are as under;

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Year    |   Funds allocated | Funds utilized   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|
| 2012-13 |               385 | 251.00           |
| 2013-14 |               385 | 298.00           |
| 2014-15 |               280 | 280.00           |
| 2015-16 |               600 | 597.00           |
| 2016-17 |               850 | 724.00           |
| 2017-18 |               850 | 275.00*          |

*: as on 24.07.2017

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