Lok Sabha Question No. 1189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Schemes for Youth Empowerment in Telangana
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

## Government of India

## Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

Schemes for Youth Empowerment in Telangana

1189. Dr. Kadiyam Kavya:

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

- (a) the details of new schemes planned for youth empowerment in Telangana, focusing on Warangal; and
- (b) the initiatives taken by the Government for skill development, employment, and entrepreneurship for youth?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements various Schemes to promote the youth programmes and sports throughout lndia. These programmes  are  not  State/UT  specific.  The  schemes  under  the Department of Youth Affairs are:
- (i)  Rashtriya  Yuva  Sashaktikaran  Karyakram  (RYSK)  is  an  umbrella scheme under which the following 7 sub-schemes have been merged:
1. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
2. National Youth Corps.
3. National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development.
4. International Cooperation.
5. Youth Hostels.
6. Assistance to Scouting and Guiding Organisations.
7. National Young Leaders Programme.
- (ii)     National Service Scheme (NSS)
- (iii)    Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
- (iv)   Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)- In 2023, an overarching enabling mechanism namely Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), an autonomous body under the Department of Youth Affairs has been established, which is powered by technology, for youth development and youth led development through 'Kartavya Bodh' and 'Seva Bhaav', during the Amrit Kaal. This mechanism would provide equitable access to opportunities for  youth  to  actualize  their  aspirations  and  build  an  Amrit  Bharat  by 2047.

Under Mera Yuva Bharat Annual Action Plan 2025-26, the following programmes have been planned for youth empowerment in Telangana including Warangal district:

- 1.Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign
- 2.Workshop on Flagship Schemes
- 3.Observance of Days of National and International Importance
- 4.Cluster of Block Level Sports Meet
- 5.District Level Sports Meet
- 6.Distribution of Sports Material to active Youth Clubs
- 7.Viksit Bharat - Yuva Utsav
- 8.MY Bharat Yuva Mandal Vikas Abhiyan
- 9.MY Bharat Yuva Mandal Samvaad
- 10.Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign
- 11.Future Youth Leaders' Bootcamp
- 12.Vocational Training - Skills for success

The schemes under the Department of Sports to promote Sports are as under:

- (i)      The Khelo India Scheme was launched on 14 th  October 2017, with a  view  to  achieve  the  twin  objectives  of  mass  participation  and promotion of excellence in sports. The Khelo India Scheme comprises of the following 5 components:
-         Creation and upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
-         Sports Competitions and Talent Development
-         Khelo India Centres (KICs) & Sports Academies
-         Fit India Movement
-         Promotion of Inclusiveness through Sports

In  addition, various events to promote Sports in the country such as Annual Sports Competitions, events like marathons, cyclothons, and the Fit  India  Freedom  Run  under  the  Fit  India  Movement  and  Sports  and various Khelo India Women's League under Sports for Women initiative are conducted.

- (b) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports introduced MY Bharat Portal for empowering the youth in Telangana for creating Experiential Learning Programmes (ELP) to generate entrepreneurship, skill development for the Youth in the age group of 18-29 years. It is covered in the state of Telangana in Postal, Jan Aushadi Kendra, Cyber security areas.

The programme Vocational Training - Skills for success planned as part of Annual Action Plan 2025-26 aims at enhancing the self-esteem of  youth  in  the  society  as  well  as  guide  them  to  take  up  Skill Development Training. There would be emphasis on making the young women and men aware of and handholding for higher level of Soft Skills, Communication  Skills  and  Life  Skills  so  that  they  gradually  become meaningfully employed or self-employed.

RGNIYD  conducts  training  every  year  in  life  skills,  leadership,  and capacity  building,  along  with  academic  programmes  and  placement drives.

Further, Employment generation coupled with improving employability of the youth is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes.  These  inter-alia  include  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and Training  Institutes  (RSETIs),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), etc. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Government is implementing Skill India Mission (SIM) to deliver skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres/ schools/ colleges /institutes etc. under various schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)  and  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. Further, Government  announced  in  the  Budget  2024-25,  Prime  Minister's package of 5 schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over a 5- year period with a central outlay of ₹ 2 lakh crores.

Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs from private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information  on  skill  development  courses,  skill/training  programmes etc. through a digital platform [www.nes.gov. in].

The ASPIRE scheme (A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship) by Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Entrepreneurship  aims  to  create  employment  opportunities  in  agroSector  by  establishing  a  network  of  Livelihood  Business  Incubators (LBI)  by  imparting  various  skill  development  programs  to  the  rural youth, women and the unemployed.

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