Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Experiential Learning Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*310

ANSWERED ON- 11/08/2025

## Experiential Learning Programme

*310.Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal: Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

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

- (a) the manner  in which  MY  Bharat  initiative contributes professional development of the youth;
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- (b)  the  total  number  of  opportunities  including  the  Experiential Learning Programmes (ELPs) and volunteer listed on the MY Bharat Portal at present;
- (c)  the  number  of  youth  benefited  from  the  ELPs  at  Jan  Aushadhi Kendra, Post offices, Police stations, hospitals so far;
- (d) the collaboration between MY Bharat and other Ministries/Departments to expand opportunities for youth;
- (e) the efforts made by the Government to enhance accessibility to Portal services; and
- (f)  whether  youth  from  Sidhi  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  have  been benefited from this initiative and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *310 FOR 11.08.2025 REGARDING  EXPERIENTIAL  LEARNING  PROGRAMME  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MPs SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL AND Dr. RAJESH MISHRA.

- (a)  Department of Youth Affairs has developed a phygital platform (https://mybharat.gov.in/) as one stop service platform for Youth of the country. Platform enables the creation of youth profile, participation in various volunteering and learning activities, getting mentorship  from  experts,  generate  CV,  connect  with  other  youth etc.  Several  engagement programs including Experiential Learning Programs  (ELPs)  are  hosted  on  the  platform.  The  platform  also provides  web  space  to  other  Ministries,  Organizations,  Industries, Youth clubs etc. for conducting various engagement programs. More than 1.77 crore youth have registered on the platform.
- (b)  As  of  August  4,  2025,  on  the  MY  Bharat  Portal,  over  1.45  lakh events have been created under  Experiential Learning Programme (ELP)  and  1.14  lakh  events  have  been  created  under  Volunteering Opportunities (VO) activities.
- (c)  Number  of  youth  who  benefitted  by  participation  in  following ELPs are:
-  Jan Aushadhi ELP: 2,408 youth
-  Post Office ELP: 18,279 youth
-  Police ELP: 5,441 youth
-  Health Sector ELP: 6,444 youth
- (d)  As  of  now,  the  MY  Bharat  Portal  has  on-boarded  22  Central Government  Ministries  and  186  Central  and  State  Government Departments, collaborating with them to offer ELPs and VOs in their respective domains.

Through  these  partnerships,  MY  Bharat  provides  a  wide  array  of experiential and volunteering opportunities for youth.  For instance ;

-  Collaborations with the Department of Posts and Jan Aushadhi Kendras  offer  exposure  to  postal  services  machinery  and generic medicine sector.
-  Engagements with institutions such as the National Academy of  Broadcasting  &  Multimedia  and  various  hospitals  provide practical learning in media and health domains.
-  Collaborations with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,  Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Defence  in  conduct  of various events and Padyatras.

This collaborative approach ensures that youth can acquire sectorrelevant skills aligned with both career aspirations and  civic responsibility.

- (e) As an effort to enhance portal accessibility, Department of Youth Affairs has signed a MoU with Digital India Corporation under MeitY. MoU is having following major elements:
- i. A fully functional mobile application for Android and IOS;
- ii. AI based Smart CV Builder & Digital Profiles;
- iii. Integrated  dash  boards  for  event  creating  organisations  and educational institutions to analyse the outcomes of the event;
- iv. Advance features of speech to text, voice assisted navigation and AI chatbots;
- v. Location intelligence and Geo-tag for searching opportunities near you and in any specific area;
- vi. Learning modules and quizzes for youth engagement;
- vii. Seamless  integration  to  Aadhaar,  Digilocker,  Bhashini,  and MyGov platform of Government of India etc.
- (f) Youth Engagement from Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency:

|   Sr. No. | State          | Constituency   | District   |   Total Youth Registered |
|-----------|----------------|----------------|------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi          | Shahdol    |                    17941 |
|         2 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi          | Sidhi      |                    14870 |
|         3 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi          | Singrauli  |                    12565 |

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