Lok Sabha Question No. 3594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: National Youth Corps Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

National Youth Corps Scheme

3594. Shri Anto Antony:

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

- (a) the number of new registrations under the National Youth Corps scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total funds allocated under the said scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the utilization rate of the allocated funds under the said scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  the  honorarium provided to the volunteers under the said scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of number of volunteers deployed State/UT-wise under the  National  Youth  Corps  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  is placed at Annexure-A.
- (b)  &  (c)  The  funds  under  the  Department  of  Youth  Affairs  are allocated  scheme-wise and not State/UT-wise. The details of  total funds allocated and utilization rate of the allocated funds during the last 3 years for National Youth Corps Scheme is as follows:

(Figure in Crore)

| Financial Year   |   Allocation |   Expenditure | Utilization Rate   |
|------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------|
| 2022-23          |        65.94 |         64.93 | 98.47%             |
| 2023-24          |        50.45 |         49.61 | 98.33%             |
| 2024-25          |        13.15 |         11.29 | 85.85%             |

(d) & (e) At present, there is no such proposal under consideration.

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## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  OF  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  Q.  NO.  3594  FOR  11.08.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY REGARDING NATIONAL YOUTH CORPS SCHEME

## Details of number of volunteers deployed State/UT-wise under the National Youth Corps Scheme during the last three years:

| State                     |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS  |        24 |        23 |        26 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |       458 |       458 |       279 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |       200 |       198 |         0 |
| ASSAM                     |       492 |       470 |         0 |
| BIHAR                     |      1065 |      1057 |         0 |
| CHANDIGARH                |         4 |         4 |         0 |
| CHHATTISGARH              |       243 |       214 |         0 |
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI        |         4 |         4 |         0 |
| DAMAN &DIU                |         8 |         7 |         0 |
| DELHI                     |       116 |       106 |         0 |
| GOA                       |        20 |        20 |         0 |
| GUJARAT                   |       447 |       434 |       435 |
| HARYANA                   |       287 |       263 |       288 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          |       162 |       146 |         0 |
| JAMMU, KASHMIR and LADAKH |       511 |       498 |         0 |
| JHARKHAND                 |       533 |       510 |         0 |
| KARNATAKA                 |       461 |       457 |         0 |
| KERALA                    |       307 |       223 |         0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               |        18 |        18 |         0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH            |       675 |       636 |         0 |
| MAHARASHTRA               |       671 |       637 |         0 |
| MANIPUR                   |       129 |       128 |         0 |
| MEGHALAYA                 |        91 |        87 |         0 |
| MIZORAM                   |        71 |        70 |         0 |
| NAGALAND                  |       166 |       166 |         0 |
| ORISSA                    |       661 |       620 |         0 |
| PONDICHERRY               |        35 |        21 |        30 |
| PUNJAB                    |       316 |       303 |         0 |
| RAJASTHAN                 |       712 |       672 |         0 |
| SIKKIM                    |        69 |        67 |         0 |
| TAMILNADU                 |       726 |       658 |       710 |
| TELANGANA                 |       194 |       194 |         0 |
| TRIPURA                   |        81 |        77 |         0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |      1702 |      1647 |         0 |
| UTTARAKHAND               |       193 |       167 |       205 |
| WEST BENGAL               |       302 |       297 |        93 |
| Total                     |     12154 |     11557 |      2066 |