Lok Sabha Question No. 1090 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Amount Spent on Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1090 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

Amount Spent on Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav

†1090.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) the details of amount spent by the Government in Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav during the last three years; and
- (b)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  engage  such youth?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) The details of amounts released by the Government of India for Rashtriya  Yuva  Mahotsav  (National  Youth  Festival)  during  the  last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   | National Youth Festival (NYF)                                                                                                 | Amount Released   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2023-24          | 27 th NYF was held from 12 th to 16 th January, 2024 at Nashik in collaboration with State Government of Maharashtra.         | ₹ 13,71,60,220/-  |
| 2022-23          | 26 th NYF was held from 12 th to 16 th January, 2023 at Hubballi-Dharwad in collaboration with State Government of Karnataka. | ₹ 12,78,98,195/-  |
| 2021-22          | 25 th NYF held in virtual mode from 12 th to 13 th January, 2022 in                                                           | ₹ 5,06,22,188/-   |

| collaboration with UT Government of Puducherry.   |
|---------------------------------------------------|

- (b)  Youth  are  engaged  in  various  activities  through  numerous schemes  for  youth  empowerment  throughout  the  country.  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 are covered:
1. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
2. National Youth Corps (NYC)
3. National  Programme  for  Youth  and  Adolescent  Development (NPYAD)
4. International Cooperation (IC)
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.

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