Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545

## ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan

## 545. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- a)  whether  Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan  (NYKS)  is  one  of  the largest  youth  organizations  in  the  world  and  if  so,  the  salient features thereof;
2. (b)  the  details  of  NYKS  clubs  in  the  country  with  a  particular reference to Andhra Pradesh;
3. (c)  whether  it  is  true  that  out  of  nine  posts  of  District  Youth Coordinators in District Nehru Yuva Kendras in Telangana, five are
4. lying vacant and five Multi Tasking Staff are also lying vacant;
5. (d)  the  details  of  challenges  that  NYKS  is  facing  including  posts lying vacant;
6. (e)  the  efforts  being  made  to  address  these  challenges  and  the steps taken to fill up the vacancies; and
7. (f) whether there is no District Nehru Yuva Kendra in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana and if so, the steps taken to set up one there?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) is an autonomous organization  under  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  having  its presence in 623 districts with its network of 2.55 Lakhs village based Youth  Clubs  with  an  enrolment  of  about  50.80  Lakhs  rural  youth  as

members, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan qualifies as one of the largest youth  organizations  in  the  world.    The  salient  features  of  NYKS  is  at Annexure-I.

(b)  The  core  strength  of  NYKS  is  a  network  of  2.55  Lakhs  Youth  Clubs across  India  with  an  enrolment  of  about  50.80  Lakhs  youth  volunteers. State wise details of number of NYKS Youth Clubs and their members are at  Annexure-II.  In  Andhra  Pradesh,  there  are  9978  Youth  Clubs  with  a membership of 92,970 youth. (c) No Sir, all the posts of District Youth Officer(DYO) in Telangana are filled up, 9 posts by regular DYOs and one post on additional charge basis. All  the  district  NYKs  in  Telangana  has  been  filled  either  by  regular  or outsourced MTS. (d & e) NYKS are functioning efficiently. While every effort is made to  fill  up  the  existing  vacancies  expeditiously,  vacancies  in  NYKS do keep  on arising on account  of retirement, resignation or promotion. The NYKS is committed to speedy filling up of vacancies as per laid down procedure. (f)  NYKS  has  its  district  office  in  Ranga  Reddy  district  of  Telangana since June 1989.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO. 545 FOR 22.07.2021 ASKED BY SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI  AND  DR.  G.  RANJITH  REDDY    REGARDING  NEHRU  YUVA KENDRA SANGATHAN.

-  The Scheme of Nehru Yuva Kendras (NYK) was launched by Govt. of India in the year 1972.
-  Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan  (NYKS)  was  established  in  1987  as  an  autonomous  body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India.
-  The aim of the organization is to engage the youth in nation building activities. NYK brings rural  youth  together  by  facilitating  formation  of  Youth  Clubs  at  village  level.  Youth  Club members  are  given  necessary  information,  skill  and  motivation  through  programmes  & activities organized for their personality development and capacity building thereby enabling them to contribute towards nation building process.
-  The  apex  body  of  NYKS  is  called  Board  of  Governors  (BOG),  which  is  chaired  by  the Minister    of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports,  with  the  Director  General,  NYKS  acting  as  the Member-Secretary.
-  There are Advisory Committees at District and State levels, comprising of official and nonofficial  members,  to  advise  NYKS  in  carrying  out  their  activities  in  a  desired  manner. Advisory Committee at District level is headed by District Collector whereas the Advisory Committee at the State level is headed by the State Minister in-charge of Youth Affairs.
-  The Director General, NYKS acts as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Organisation.
-  NYKS has 06 Regional Offices, 29 State Offices at State Level and 623 Nehru Yuva Kendra offices in Districts out of which 89 has been designated as Nodal Kendras. Each of Regional Offices are headed by Regional Director, State Offices are headed by State Directors, Nodal District  Kendras  are  headed  by  a  Deputy  Director  and  District  kendras  are  headed  by  a District Youth Officer (DYO).
-  2 National Youth Volunteers (NYVs) in the age-group of 18-29 years are engaged in each Block for a period of one year, extendable for another one year, on full time basis for which they are paid an honorarium of Rs.5000/- per month. They act as a bridge between the district NYK and the village Youth Clubs. They also act as an extended arm of NYKS in the Block and play an active role in implementation of various programmes and initiatives of NYKS through Youth Clubs.
-  For strengthening of  network of Youth Clubs and empowerment of their members, NYKS carry out following three types of programmes viz:
- a) Core Programs implemented by NYKS, with its own budgetary resources (Block Grants released by the Department of Youth Affairs)
- b) Schemes of Department of Youth Affairs viz. NPYAD (National Program for Youth and Adolescent Development), NYLP (National Young Leaders Program) & NYC (National Youth Corps)
- c) Projects in collaboration and funding from other Ministries for Youth Development and Empowerment
- d) Coordination  Activities  on  Voluntary  basis  (without  funds)  with  various  Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE    REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO. 545 FOR 22.07.2021 ASKED BY SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI  AND  DR.  G.  RANJITH  REDDY    REGARDING  NEHRU  YUVA KENDRA SANGATHAN.

| S.N.   | State                |   No. of Youth Clubs |   No. of Male |   No. of Female |   Total No. of Members |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| 1      | A&N Island           |                  262 |          6367 |            2112 |                   8479 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh       |                 9978 |         66746 |           26224 |                  92970 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh    |                 1492 |         17522 |           13613 |                  31135 |
| 4      | Assam                |                13463 |        286032 |          160410 |                 446442 |
| 5      | Bihar                |                14548 |        193254 |           66956 |                 260210 |
| 6      | Chandigarh           |                   35 |           416 |             108 |                    524 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh         |                 5239 |         37809 |           16720 |                  54529 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                   87 |           619 |             201 |                    820 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu          |                   87 |           557 |             396 |                    953 |
| 10     | Delhi                |                 1762 |         11753 |            6435 |                  18188 |
| 11     | Goa                  |                  167 |          2155 |            1100 |                   3255 |
| 12     | Gujarat              |                 4873 |         31072 |            9181 |                  40253 |
| 13     | Haryana              |                 5123 |         64710 |           10041 |                  74751 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh     |                 3484 |         62701 |           19578 |                  82279 |
| 15     | Jammu & Kashmir      |                 7179 |         58904 |           23697 |                  82601 |
| 16     | Jharkhand            |                 7898 |        142449 |           28003 |                 170452 |
| 17     | Karnataka            |                15682 |        157230 |           54822 |                 212052 |
| 18     | Kerala               |                 6392 |        220075 |           61088 |                 281163 |
| 19     | Ladakh               |                  387 |          2817 |            3003 |                   5820 |
| 20     | Lakshadweep          |                  134 |          2286 |             549 |                   2835 |
| 21     | Madhya Pradesh       |                27083 |        252957 |           85274 |                 338231 |
| 22     | Maharashtra          |                12672 |         96735 |           23379 |                 120114 |
| 23     | Manipur              |                 3503 |        164629 |          112543 |                 277172 |
| 24     | Meghalaya            |                  879 |         18472 |            9996 |                  28468 |
| 25     | Mizoram              |                 1097 |        169343 |          158148 |                 327491 |
| 26     | Nagaland             |                 1271 |         47576 |           34599 |                  82175 |
| 27     | Orissa               |                11614 |        252591 |           58539 |                 311130 |
| 28     | Puducherry           |                  823 |         13386 |            5763 |                  19149 |
| 29     | Punjab               |                 5713 |         92239 |            7192 |                  99431 |
| 30     | Rajasthan            |                13728 |        143931 |           21854 |                 165785 |
| 31     | Sikkim               |                  726 |          9756 |            6984 |                  16740 |
| 32     | Tamil Nadu           |                12464 |        213053 |           61350 |                 274403 |
| 33     | Telangana            |                 5894 |         85198 |           15345 |                 100543 |
| 34     | Tripura              |                  848 |         20957 |            6528 |                  27485 |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh        |                38956 |        320545 |          105815 |                 426360 |
| 36     | Uttarakhand          |                 5177 |         31645 |           14637 |                  46282 |
| 37     | West Bengal          |                14325 |        426091 |          123504 |                 549595 |
| Total: |                      |               255045 |       3724578 |         1355687 |                5080265 |