Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. †

*183

TO BE ANSERED ON 08.03.2018

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

† *183   Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher:

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

- a) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National Institute  of  Youth  Development  to  empower  the  youth  in  the country especially in  Kerala;
- b) the details of the skill development plans being undertaken by the Institute; and
- c)   the  number  and  the  details  of  beneficiaries  under  the aforesaid programmes in Kerala during the last four years ?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR

YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

{COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- a) to c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS a) TO c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † *183 FOR 08.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER, MP, REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

- a) In  order  to  empower  the  youth,  RGNIYD  has  taken  several steps  like  organizing/imparting  training  related  to  Youth Development,  i.e.  Training  of  Trainers  (ToT)  in  Capacity Building programmes, Workshops, Awareness/ Sensitization/ Orientation Programmes on various areas of Youth Development as per the National Youth Policy 2014 throughout  the  country.  The  institute  also  offers    6  Post Graduate Courses viz (i) M.Sc. in Counseling Psychology,  (ii) M.A. in Development Policy and Practice, (iii) M.A. in Gender Studies, (iv) M.A. in Local Governance and Development, (v) M.A. in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and (vi) M.A. in Social Work (Youth & Community Development).  RGNIYD also organizes training programmes on Youth Development in Kerala  i.e.  Training  of  Trainers  in  Disaster  Preparedness, Employability  Skills  through  Life  Skills  Approaches,  Career Guidance Seminar, Capacity Building Programme in Nutrition for Tribal Youth, Interstate Youth Exchange and Home Stay Programme, Learning Exchange and Youth Leadership Workshop,  Capacity  Building  in  Food  Processing,  Capacity Building in Mushroom Cultivation etc.
2. b)&(c)  The  details  of  the  skill  development  plans  undertaken  by RGNIYD  and  the  number  and  the  details  of  beneficiaries during the last four years under the aforesaid programmes are given in the Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b&c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † * 183 FOR 08.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRIMATI P.K.SEEMATHI TEACHER REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

The details of beneficiaries under Youth Development Programmes carried out by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development in the state of Kerala during the last four years are as under:-

## a.  Youth Development Programmes :

|   S. No. | Name of the Programme                                                       | Dates                                  | Venue                                             | Target Group                                                                            | Male   | Female   |   Total |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|
|        1 | Training of Trainers in Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction            | 30 th October - 4 th November 2014     | Palakkad, Kerala                                  | NSS volunteers Kannur, University                                                       | 38     | 30       |      68 |
|        2 | Training of Trainers in Employability Skills through Life Skills Approaches | 28th November - 2nd December 2014      | Mar Gragerous Training Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala | NSS Programme Officers                                                                  | 34     | 14       |      48 |
|        3 | Training of Trainers in Career Guidance and Life Skills                     | 30th December 2014 - 2nd January, 2015 | Navajyothi Centre, Calicut, Kerala                | 40 NSS Programme Officers, Directorate of Vocational Higher Secondary Education, Kerala | -      | -        |      40 |
|        4 | Orientation Programme in Youth Employability Skills                         | 29th - 30th June 2014                  | Kristu Jyoti Animation Center, Kollam, Kerala     | UG passed out students Karaka                                                           | 87     | 58       |     145 |

|   5 | Capacity Building Training in Youth Employability Skills                                  | 1st - 2nd July 2014       | YMCA, Aluva, Kerala                                  | UG students includes                                                        | 17   | 24   | 41   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|
|   6 | Training of Trainers in Employability                                                     | 21st - 25th June 2014     | Trivandrum, Kerala                                   | Scheduled Tribe Youth Club Leaders of NYKS                                  | 24   | 25   | 49   |
|   7 | Capacity Building Programme in Nutrition for Tribal Youth                                 | 14th - 18th December 2014 | Kerala                                               | Tribal Youth                                                                | -    | -    | -    |
|   8 | Interstate Youth Exchange and Home Stay Programme                                         | 15th - 24th July 2014     | Youth Hostel, Calicut, Kerala                        | NYKS Volunteers from North Eastern States along with Kerala NYKS Volunteers | ---  | ---  | 80   |
|   9 | Learning Exchange and Youth Leadership Workshop                                           | 20th October 2014         | Centre for Water Resource Management, Kozhikode      | NSS Programme Officers and Volunteers                                       | 71   | 59   | 130  |
|  10 | ToT on Entrepreneurship Development                                                       | 20 - 24 April 2015        | Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala | NSS Programme Officers from Kerala                                          | 18   | 2    | 20   |
|  11 | Career Guidance Seminar                                                                   | 05 May 2015               | Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala | Higher Secondary Students                                                   | 810  | 699  | 1509 |
|  11 | Career Guidance Seminar                                                                   | 05 May 2015               | Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala | Higher Secondary School Teachers                                            | 153  | 149  | 299  |
|  11 | Career Guidance Seminar                                                                   | 05 May 2015               | Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala | Parents                                                                     | 79   | 66   | 145  |
|  12 | Capacity Building Programme for the Elected Members of Wayanad District Panchayat, Kerala | 5 - 6 May 2015            | RGNIYD                                               | Elected Members of Wayanad District Panchayat                               | 5    | 4    | 9    |

|   13 | Training of Students on Entrepreneurship Development             | April 2015 - March 2016     | Kerala                                        | College Students                      |   528 |   312 |   840 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|
|   14 | Discussions with the key functionaries of the KSYWB              | 22 December 2015            | Thiruvananthapura m, Kerala                   | Functionaries of KSYWB and FH, RGNIYD |    04 |     0 |    04 |
|   15 | Youth Led Sustainable Development - Inclusion and social justice | 24-26 February 2016         | Sree. Narayana College, Nattike, Kerala       | SC Students                           |    40 |    60 |   100 |
|   16 | ToT on Career Counselling                                        | 29 February - 4 March, 2016 | NYKS Kollam District, Kerala                  | SC Youth                              |    21 |    24 |    45 |
|   17 | ToT on Gender Equity                                             | 3 - 7 March, 2016           | NYKS, Kollam, Kerala                          | SC Youth                              |    27 |    21 |    48 |
|   18 | Training of Tribal Youth as Social Animators                     | 23 - 27 July 2015           | Casa Mariya Training Center, Kottayam, Kerala | Tribal Youth NYKS                     |     9 |    31 |    40 |
|   19 | Training for Tribal Youth as Social Animators                    | 3 - 7 August 2015           | Wayanad Social Service Society, Kerala        | Tribal youths                         |    34 |     6 |    40 |
|   20 | Workshop on PRA/PLA                                              | 13-15 November 2015         | Malappuram, Kerala                            | PG Students and faculty               |    30 |    24 |    54 |
|   21 | Consultations with the functionaries of the KSYWB                | 05-06 November 2015         | Thiruvananthapura m, Kerala                   | Functionaries of KSYWB and FH, RGNIYD |    05 |     0 |    05 |
|   22 | Training of Tribal Youth as Social Animators                     | 28 July-01 August 2016      | Munnar, Kerala                                | Tribal Youth                          |    21 |    19 |    40 |

|   23 | Life Skills Training Programme for College Students                                                                                     | 06-08 March 2017   | Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala   | College Students   |   25 |   76 |   101 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|------|------|-------|
|   24 | International Youth Day Celebration 2016 - 'The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption' | 12 August 2016     | Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala   | Student Youth      |   94 |  166 |   260 |

- b.  Skill Development Programmes for the Youth

|   S. No. | Name of the Programme                                                                                              | Dates               | Venue           | Target Group   |   Male |   Femal e |   Total |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------|-----------|---------|
|        1 | Training and Capacity Building of Tribal Youths in innovative farming techniques and agro-enterprises (Yuvajyothi) | 7-10 October, 2015  | Wayanad, Kerala | Tribal Youths  |     36 |        20 |      56 |
|        2 | Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Value Addition of Pepper, Coffee and Ginger                                   | November 2015       | MSSRF Wayanad   | Tribal Youth   |     23 |        27 |      50 |
|        3 | Capacity Building of Tribal youth in Precision Farming                                                             | 2 - 4 December 2015 | Wayanad, Kerala | Tribal Youth   |     55 |        12 |      67 |
|        4 | Capacity Building of Tribal youth in Mushroom Cultivation                                                          | 16-18 December 2015 | Wayanad, Kerala | Tribal youth   |      1 |        33 |      34 |
|        5 | Yuva Jyothi-Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Food Processing                                                   | 20-22 January, 2016 | Wayanad, Kerala | Tribal Youth   |      1 |        61 |      62 |
|        6 | Capacity Building of Tribal youth in Mushroom Cultivation                                                          | 16-18 March 2016    | Wayanad, Kerala | Tribal Youth   |     29 |        26 |      55 |

|   7 | Yuva Jyoti- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Good Livestock Practice                     | 06-08 April 2016     | Kerala Veterinary Animal Science University,Pookot, Wayanad   | Tribal Youth   |   17 |   25 |   42 |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------|------|------|
|   8 | Yuva Jyoti- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Fruits & Vegetable Processing               | 25-27 April 2016     | Kerala Agricultural University, Ambalavayal, Wayanad          | Tribal Youth   |   17 |   35 |   52 |
|   9 | YUVA JYOTI- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Apiary Beekeeping                           | 11-13 May 2016       | Wayanad                                                       | Tribal Youth   |   26 |   14 |   40 |
|  10 | YUVA JYOTI- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Value Addition of Pepper, Ginger and Spices | 18-20 May 2016       | Wayanad                                                       | Tribal Youth   |   19 |   23 |   42 |
|  11 | Yuva Jyoti- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Precision Farming                           | 06-08 June 2016      | Wayanad, Kerala                                               | Tribal youth   |   26 |   16 |   42 |
|  12 | Yuva Jyothi- Capacity Building Tribal youth in Mushroom Cultivation                          | 20-22 June 2016      | Wayanad, Kerala                                               | Tribal Youth   |   18 |   14 |   32 |
|  13 | Yuva Jyothi-Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Cattle Farming                              | 07, 08 &11 July 2016 | Wayanad, Kerala                                               | Tribal youth   |   21 |   46 |   67 |
|  14 | Yuva Jyothi-Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Food Processing                             | 18-20 July 2016      | Wayanad, Kerala                                               | Tribal youth   |    2 |   54 |   56 |
|  15 | Yuva Jyothi- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Beekeeping - Apiary                        | 03-06 August 2016    | Wayanad                                                       | Tribal Youth   |   19 |   40 |   59 |
|  16 | Yuva Jyothi- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Value addition &Marketing of Spices        | 23-26 August 2016    | Wayanad                                                       | Tribal Youth   |   16 |   32 |   48 |
|  17 | Yuva Jyothi- Capacity Building of Tribal Youth in Good Livestock Practice                    | 28-29 September 2016 | Wayanad, Kerala                                               | Tribal youth   |   16 |   33 |   49 |