Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Youth
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-†16 ANSWERED ON- 03/02/2025

Welfare Schemes for Youth

†*16. Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur:

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

(a) the details of various schemes formulated/implemented for the welfare of youth belonging to Tharu and other tribes, State and district-wise;

- (b) the number of sports complexes in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to build a sports complex in Lakhimpur Kheri district and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of youth hostels in the country and whether the Government proposes to build a youth hostel in above-mentioned district of Uttar Pradesh to support the youth of this area to establish themselves in the field of sports and other areas and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  create employment opportunities for the unemployed youth of the urban areas on the  lines  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA) and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI  UTKARSH  VERMA  MADHUR  REGARDING  WELFARE  SCHEMES  FOR YOUTH

- (a) The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements various schemes for the  welfare  of  youth  throughout  the  country.  These  schemes  are  neither community  specific  nor  State/UT  specific.  These  schemes  are  meant  for youth in the age group of 15-29 years from all the sections of society.

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:
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):  Recently,  an  overarching  enabling mechanism- Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), an autonomous body 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.

A digital platform for MY Bharat (https://www.mybharat.gov.in/) has been developed on which the youth across the country can register and signup for various volunteering opportunities being made available on the portal. The envisioned  PHYGITAL (physical + digital) ecosystem is to empower young individuals to become catalysts for community transformation. So far, more than 1.65 Crore Youth have registered on the MY Bharat Portal.

(b) Under the component 'Creation and Up-gradation of Sports Infrastructure' of the Khelo India Scheme, 322 sports infrastructure projects have been sanctioned across the country including 30 projects in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Details are available at (https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in/). (c)  No  such  proposal  to  construct  a  sports  complex  in  Lakhimpur  Kheri District of Uttar Pradesh is under consideration in the Ministry. (d) There are 84 Youth Hostels in the country. There is no proposal to build a youth hostel in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. (e) There is no such proposal under consideration.

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