Lok Sabha Question No. 2431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2431

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

Tribal Youth Exchange Programme

## 2431.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

- (a)   whether   the   Government   organised   the   9th   Tribal   Youth
- Exchange Programme at various centres under the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) in the country recently;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) the details of tribal areas and the number of tribal youth likely to be benefited as a result thereof; and
- (d)   the   details   of   other   such   youth   exchange   programmes organised under NYKS along with the progress achieved during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has organized 9th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the development of tribal youth with the support of Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in the year 2016-17.   The 9th Tribal Youth Exchange Programmes have been organized at ten   venues  viz. Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Jaipur

(Rajasthan), Delhi, Bengaluru (Karnataka), Vadodara (Gujarat), Pune (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Jammu (J&K), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh).       In this Programme, selected tribal youth from districts affected by Left-Wing Extremist activities in the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Bihar are taken to other parts of the country.

The programme aims to sensitize the tribal youth to rich cultural heritage   of   the   Country   and   to   enable   them   to   appreciate   the concept   of   unity   in   diversity,   to   expose   them   to   development activities and technological/ industrial advancement in other parts of the country, to enable them to develop emotional linkage with the people in other parts of the country and to develop their personality by enhancing their understanding of the core life skills, identifying their skill development needs and providing them necessary career counselling.

(c) Details are at annexure I. (d) Details are at annexure II.

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ANNEXURE - REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)  OF THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO. 2431 FOR 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN, DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO REGARDING NEHRU YUVA KENDRA SANGATHAN.

|   Sl. No. | Name of States   | Sl. No.   | Name of Districts      |   Number of Participants from each districts |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 1         | Bastar                 |                                           70 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 2         | Bijapur                |                                           70 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 3         | Dantewada              |                                           70 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 4         | Kanker                 |                                          100 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 5         | Narayanpur             |                                          100 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 6         | Sukma                  |                                          100 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 7         | Kondagaon              |                                           70 |
|         1 | Chhattisgarh     | 8         | Rajnandgaon            |                                          110 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 9         | Chatra                 |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 10        | Garhwa                 |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 11        | Giridih                |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 12        | Gumla                  |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 13        | Latehar                |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 14        | Palamu                 |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 15        | Lohardaga              |                                           70 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 16        | Simdega                |                                           60 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 17        | W. Singhbhum           |                                           60 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 18        | Khunti                 |                                           60 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 19        | Ranchi                 |                                           60 |
|         2 | Jharkhand        | 20        | Dumka                  |                                           60 |
|         3 | Odisha           | 21        | Koraput                |                                           60 |
|         3 | Odisha           | 22        | Malkangiri             |                                           80 |
|         3 | Odisha           | 23        | Nuapada                |                                           80 |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh   | 24        | Vishakhapatnam (Rural) |                                           70 |
|         5 | Telangana        | 25        | Khammam                |                                           70 |
|         6 | Maharashtra      | 26        | Gadchiroli             |                                           70 |
|         7 | Bihar            | 27        | Jamui                  |                                           50 |
|         7 | Bihar            | 28        | Gaya                   |                                           40 |
|         7 | Bihar            |           | Total                  |                                         2000 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE - REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d)  OF THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO. 2431 FOR 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN, DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR,SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL,   SHRI   BIDYUT   BARAN   MAHATO   REGARDING   NEHRU   YUVA KENDRA SANGATHAN. Details of other such youth exchange programmes organized under NYKS along with the progress achieved during the last three years and the current year:-

| Year                                | Details of Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Objective/Aim of the programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Venues                              | No. of Programme                    | Participants                        |
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| North East Youth Exchange Programme | North East Youth Exchange Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | North East Youth Exchange Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | North East Youth Exchange Programme | North East Youth Exchange Programme | North East Youth Exchange Programme |
| 2016- 17                            | Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has collaborated with North East Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India for North East Youth Exchange Programme for the year 2016-17. In this Programme, the youth were drawn from 5 North Eastern States to visit Nagpur (Maharashtra). | The basic objectives of the program was to provide an opportunity to the Youth of 6 North Eastern States to visit Nagpur (Maharashtra) to understand the socio economic development, cultural ethos, language, lifestyles of the people depicting unity in diversity aspect of our national life and social and financial inclusion programmes of Govt. | Nagpur                              | 1                                   | 275                                 |

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