Lok Sabha Question No. 2113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Mera Yuva Bharat Portal
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## Government Of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Youth Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2024

## Mera Yuva Bharat portal

† 2113. Smt. Kamlesh Jangde:

Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam:

Shri Janardan Mishra:

Shri Shankar Lalwani:

Shri Haribhai Patel:

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

- (a)  Whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  awareness and registration on the Mera Yuva Bharat portal and if so, the details of
- campaign or initiatives to increase youth engagement the measures taken in this regard;
- (b) The present status of the Mera Yuva Bharat portal, including the number of registered users from various States including Chhattisgarh  and  programmes  offered  thereon  along  with  the  key highlights of the said portal;
- (c) The details of the programmes likely to be launched keeping in view the various interests and skills of youth registered on the said portal;
- (d)  The  budget  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  development  and maintenance of the portal; and
- (e) Whether the Government has made any assessment of the impact of the portal on youth engagement, skill development and employment opportunities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

a to c) Department of Youth Affairs has launched various initiatives to  increase  youth  engagement  and  registration  on  the  Mera  Yuva Bharat portal. The most prominent initiatives are briefed below:

- (i) MY  Bharat Outreach Program: A total of 829 outreach programmes  have  been  conducted  for  MY  Bharat  and  total 53,447 youth have participated in these programmes.
- (ii) Jan Jatiye Gaurav Diwas Padyatra: A total of 517 padyatras were organised with participation of 3.81 lakh Youth and others who joined the padyatra honouring Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
- (iii) Diwali with MY Bharat: Over 1.82 lakhs volunteers participated in various activities at 5,275 locations in 500 districts across India.
- (iv) Viksit  Bharat  Ambassador  -  Yuva  Connect  Programme:  The event was  conducted  across  15  locations  with  a total participation of 12960 students.

As on 02.12.2024, there are total 15790112 registered users on MY Bharat  Portal  from  various  States  including  309850  users  from Chhattisgarh. State-wise details of registered users may be seen at Annexure-I.

Key Highlights and Programs offered on the MY Bharat Portal are as under:

- i. Volunteer for Bharat: Connects youth with community volunteer opportunities.
2. short-term
- ii. Experiential Learning Programs (ELP): Offers youth opportunities to gain practical experience through extended, field-based projects.
- iii. MY Bharat Organizations (MBOs): Collaboration with government organizations, knowledge institutions, nonprofits, and community-based organizations to list opportunities and improve youth outreach.
- iv. Public  Profiles:  Allows  youth  to  create  searchable  profiles
6. and showcase their achievements.
- v. CV Builder: Provides a customizable CV builder tool to help youth create impactful resumes.

- vi. Mega Events: Enables multiple MBOs to organize large-scale youth events and activities.
- d) For the current financial Year, Rs. 13.14 crore has been allocated for the development and maintenance of the portal. However, no funds  have  been  released  in  the  current  financial  year  for  the purpose.
- e) As  the  Portal  has  been  newly  launched  in  October,  2023  only, assessment of the impact of the portal on youth engagement, skill development and employment opportunities is yet to be made.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.  2113  for  09/12/2024  asked  by  Smt.  Kamlesh  Jangde,  Smt. Poonamben  Hematbhai  Maadam,  Shri  Janardan  Mishra,  Shri Shankar Lalwani and  Shri  Haribhai  Patel  regarding  'Mera  Yuva Bharat portal':

Number  of  registered  users  from  various  States  on  MY  Bharat Portal:

|   S No. | States                      |   Total Youth Registered |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                    15353 |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                   360231 |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                    27032 |
|       4 | ASSAM                       |                   309388 |
|       5 | BIHAR                       |                   366666 |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH                  |                    48810 |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH                |                   309850 |
|       8 | DELHI                       |                   315615 |
|       9 | GOA                         |                    29706 |
|      10 | GUJARAT                     |                   633334 |
|      11 | HARYANA                     |                   402755 |
|      12 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                   144897 |
|      13 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |                   408115 |
|      14 | JHARKHAND                   |                   242852 |
|      15 | KARNATAKA                   |                   476944 |
|      16 | KERALA                      |                   299250 |
|      17 | LADAKH                      |                    21029 |
|      18 | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                     3181 |
|      19 | MADHYA PRADESH              |                   774410 |
|      20 | MAHARASHTRA                 |                   905357 |
|      21 | MANIPUR                     |                    13375 |
|      22 | MEGHALAYA                   |                    19931 |
|      23 | MIZORAM                     |                    45018 |
|      24 | NAGALAND                    |                    26234 |

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| S   | States                                   | Total Youth Registered   |
|-----|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| No. |                                          |                          |
| 25. | ODISHA                                   | 312452                   |
| 26. | PUDUCHERRY                               | 29514                    |
| 27. | PUNJAB                                   | 379398                   |
| 28. | RAJASTHAN                                | 1504840                  |
| 29. | SIKKIM                                   | 21688                    |
| 30. | TAMIL NADU                               | 629027                   |
| 31. | TELANGANA                                | 187900                   |
| 32. | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND | 7384                     |
| 33. | TRIPURA                                  | 58306                    |
| 34. | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 1624940                  |
| 35. | UTTARAKHAND                              | 191153                   |
| 36. | WEST BENGAL                              | 476717                   |
| 37. | States not updated                       | 4167460                  |
| 38. | Grand Total                              | 15790112                 |

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