Lok Sabha Question No. 186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Development of Employment-oriented Skill and Employment Opportunities
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar

## Government of India

## Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.186

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

Development of Employment-oriented Skill and Employment Opportunities

†186. Shri Tariq Anwar:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  plan  for developing  employment  oriented  skills  and  creating  employment opportunities  for  the  youth  in  extremely  backward  districts  like Katihar;
- (b) the nature of timeline being worked upon by the Government to develop  new  stadiums,  district  level  sports  academies  and  open grounds under 'Khelo India' in Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government is considering for bringing a comprehensive policy for  youth  and  sportspersons  in  coordination with the Government of Bihar so as to find a permanent solution for this crisis; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Yes. The Government has formulated and is implementing several special plans and programmes for developing employment-oriented skills and creating employment opportunities for the youth, including in extremely backward districts such as Katihar.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is having an autonomous body named  Mera  Yuva  Bharat  and  Mera  Yuva  Bharat  Portal,  which provides Experiential Learning Programmes (ELP) in areas such as

Post Office, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and Cyber Security to promote soft skill development for youth. Under the Annual Action Plan 202526, the programme 'Vocational Training - Skills for Success' focuses on  soft  skills,  communication  skills  and  life  skills  to  enhance employability. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development  (RGNIYD)  also  conducts  training  programmes  in  life skills,  leadership,  capacity  building,  academic  programmes  and placement support.

Further,  the  Government  is  implementing  employment  generation schemes  such  as  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs) and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

Under the Skill India Mission (SIM), youth receive opportunities for skill, re-skill and up-skill training through schemes such as the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)  and  the  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS).  The  Prime Minister's package announced in Budget 2024-25 aims to facilitate employment and skilling opportunities for the youth over a five-year period.

The  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Portal  provides  job  matching, career counselling and  vocational guidance, while the Scheme for Promotion  of  Innovation,  Rural  Industries  and  Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) supports skill development and entrepreneurship through Livelihood Business Incubators.

- (b) No such proposal under consideration in this Ministry. However, in timeline of completion of Infrastructure projects sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme is two years from the date of its Sanction.
- (c) & (d) No such proposal for a policy in coordination with Govt of Bihar is under consideration. In context of youth empowerment, the 'draft National Youth Policy 2025' is in the process which is targeted for a comprehensive framework to guide programmes and initiatives for  the  development of youth. Department of Sports, however, has promulgated  'Khelo  Bharat  Niti'  on  1st  July,  2025  which  inter-alia

envisages to harness sports to drive economic growth. Details of the same are available on the website of the Ministry.

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