Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: National Youth Corps Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Mahesh Kashyap

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Youth Affairs

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

National Youth Corps Scheme

†*102. SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

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

- (a) the total number of National Youth Volunteers deployed under the National Youth Corps (NYC) scheme across the country, State/UTwise;
- (b)  whether the Government is taking any measures to strengthen training, supervision and monitoring mechanisms of the said scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  enhance  the deployment,  training  support  or  programme  interventions  of  said Volunteers in Odisha particularly in Bhadrak and Balasore districts, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned  and  utilised on skill development by various Departments from 2020 onwards, years-wise in Balasore Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †*102  FOR  08.12.2025 REGARDING NATIONAL YOUTH CORPS SCHEME ASKED BY HON'BLE MPs  SHRI  MAHESH  KASHYAP  AND  SHRI  PRATAP  CHANDRA SARANGI.

(a) At present, a total of 3,058 MY Bharat Youth Volunteers (earlier National  Youth  Volunteers)  are  deployed  across  the  country.  The State/UT-wise deployment details of volunteers are as follows:

| State/UTs                 |   Number of Volunteers deployed |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                              22 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |                             277 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                               0 |
| ASSAM                     |                               0 |
| BIHAR                     |                            1088 |
| CHANDIGARH                |                               0 |
| CHHATTISGARH              |                               0 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                               0 |
| DAMAN & DIU               |                               0 |
| DELHI                     |                               0 |
| GOA                       |                               0 |
| GUJARAT                   |                             436 |
| HARYANA                   |                             272 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                               0 |
| JAMMU, KASHMIR and LADAKH |                               0 |
| JHARKHAND                 |                               0 |
| KARNATAKA                 |                               0 |
| KERALA                    |                               0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               |                               0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH            |                               0 |
| MAHARASHTRA               |                               0 |
| MANIPUR                   |                               0 |
| MEGHALAYA                 |                               0 |
| MIZORAM                   |                               0 |
| NAGALAND                  |                               0 |
| ORISSA                    |                               0 |

| State/UTs     |   Number of Volunteers deployed |
|---------------|---------------------------------|
| PONDICHERRY   |                              30 |
| PUNJAB        |                               0 |
| RAJASTHAN     |                               0 |
| SIKKIM        |                               0 |
| TAMIL NADU    |                             647 |
| TELANGANA     |                               0 |
| TRIPURA       |                               0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |                               0 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |                             193 |
| WEST BENGAL   |                              93 |
| Total         |                            3058 |

The deployment of MY Bharat Youth Volunteers is currently under process in 26 States/UTs where 8395 Volunteers are to be deployed.

- (b)  &  (c)  The  National  Youth  Corps  Scheme  provides  for  induction training  at  the  time  of  joining  of  volunteers  and  refresher  training during the engagement period to build the capacities of volunteers. The  district  level  officers  of  MY  Bharat  are  responsible  for  the supervision, field guidance and periodic performance monitoring of volunteers. This framework of training, reporting processes and fieldlevel oversight is uniformly implemented across all States and Union Territories, including Bhadrak & Balasore districts of Odisha.
- (d)  The  Government  implements  activities/programmes/schemes of skill development through various Ministries/Departments. As per the inputs received from various Ministries/Departments, the details of the  funds  sanctioned  and  utilised  on  skill  development  from  2020 onwards is as follows:-
- i. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE): The Ministry  is  implementing  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and upskilling  and  re-skilling  through  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning (RPL)  to  youth  across  the  country  with  aim  to  enhance  the employability of the youth to access employment opportunities by  equipping  them  with  industry  relevant  skills.  There  is  no district-wise funds allocation under PMKVY Scheme. However,

financial  year  wise  details  of  funds  utilized  for  skilling  in Balasore District is as under:

( ₹ in Crore)

| State   | District   | FY    | FY 22   | FY 2022- 23   | FY 2023- 24   | FY 2024-   |
|---------|------------|-------|---------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|         |            | 2020- | 2021-   |               |               |            |
|         |            | 21    |         |               |               | 25         |
| Odisha  | Balasore   | 1.52  | 1.01    | 0.43          | 1.11          | 0.72       |

- ii. Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs:  The  Ministry  has  implemented various skill development schemes like Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Roshni  and  Nai  Manzil  in  the  past,  which  have  now  been converged under an umbrella scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)'. These schemes were implemented as Central Sector Schemes. Under these schemes, the district/constituency wise financial data was/ is not  maintained.  Further,  since  the  projects  are  allocated  to different implementing agencies, that invariably operate across more than one State/ UT, the state/ UT wise financial data is also not available. However, the target allocation data for State of Odisha, along with a brief of these schemes are as follows:-
2.  Seekho aur Kamao: 'Seekho Aur Kamao' was launched as a placement-linked,  skill  development  scheme  in  September 2013, for youth belonging to the six notified minority communities  in  India.  The  scheme  targeted  to  upgrade  the skills  of  minority  youth  (14-45  years)  in  various  modern/ traditional skills depending upon their qualification, prevailing economic trends, and market potential, that could earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to take up self-employment.
3.  Nai Manzil: The Nai Manzil scheme aimed at reaching out to the school dropouts among the minority youth and providing them with formal education through open schooling certification  of  class  (OBE)  8th/10th  and  NSQF-compliant skilling for minimum 3 months, to enable them to seek better employment  and  livelihood  opportunities.  The  beneficiaries included those  who  have  been  educated  in  community education  institutions  like  madarsas  or  students  not  having formal school leaving certificate among others. The Nai Manzil

- scheme has been the first World Bank initiated programme for the Ministry and was funded with 50% contribution from the World Bank. The total number of beneficiaries trained in the state of Odisha was 1240.
-  Nai Roshni: The Nai Roshni scheme has been a unique women leadership development program launched in FY 2012-13. The objective of the scheme was to empower and instil confidence among minority women, including their neighbours from other communities, by providing knowledge, tools, and techniques for  interacting  with  government  systems,  banks,  and  other institutions  at  all  levels.  The  targeted  women  beneficiaries were trained in various leadership training modules covering issues  such  as  life  skills,  financial  literacy,  digital  literacy, water,  sanitation,  hygiene,  legal  rights  and  entitlements, through a 6-day modular training.
-  The Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry which converges five erstwhile schemes viz. 'Seekho Aur Kamao', 'Nai Manzil', 'Nai Roshni', 'USTTAD' and 'Hamari Dharohar' schemes. The scheme focuses on upliftment of six notified minority communities through the following:
- A.
- Skilling and Training (Non-traditional and traditional)
- B.
- C.
- Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Education (through National Institute of Open Schooling)
- D. Infrastructure Development (through Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram)

Under  the  PM  VIKAS  Scheme,  a  target  of  about  1,400 beneficiaries has been allocated to WAPCOS (Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited) and Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management for the state of Odisha.

- iii. Department of Agricultural Research and Education: There are two  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  in  Balasore  Lok  Sabha Constituency. The details of training programmes conducted by
2. these KVKs are as follows:

| Year    |   No. of participants trained |   Funds sanctioned (Rs) |   Funds utilised (Rs) |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2020-21 |                            77 |                  664000 |                664000 |
| 2021-22 |                            20 |                   15500 |                 15500 |
| 2022-23 |                            22 |                   23000 |                 23000 |
| 2023-24 |                            98 |                  138750 |                138750 |
| 2024-25 |                           244 |                  316000 |                316000 |

- iv. Department of Social Justice & Empowerment: Pradhan Mantri - Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, a Central Sector Scheme, launched in 2020-21 for providing skill training,  was  implemented  by  three  Corporations  of  DOSJE, i.e. National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation  (NSFDC),  National  Backward  Classes  Finance  & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC). The details of the funds sanctioned and utilized/released towards implementation of Skill Development Training  Programmes  in  Balasore  by  these  Corporations,  are given as under:

( ₹ in lakh)

| District                 |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   |
|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Funds Sanctioned         |         1.98 |        10.85 |         8.14 | -            | -            |
| Funds Utilized/ Released |         1.85 |         8.31 |         5.7  | -            | -            |

- v. Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs:    The  Ministry  through  Tribal  Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is  implementing  the  scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas Mission' (PMJVM), under which financial support is provided for establishment of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are primarily clusters of tribal SHGs formed to reap economies of scale through value addition and marketing of MFPs / non-MFPs. A  maximum  amount  of  Rs  15.00  lakhs  is  provided  to  State Governments for  establishing  a  VDVK.  Training  and  capacity building of VDVK members is an integral component for setting up  these  VDVKs.  In  Odisha,  under  the  PMJVM  scheme,  170

VDVKs have been sanctioned till date with funds amounting to Rs.2479.25 lakhs, covering 50,094 members, and under the PM JANMAN scheme, 66 VDVKs have been sanctioned with funds amounting to Rs.263 lakhs, covering 5,244 members.

- vi. Department of Higher Education: The UGC had facilitated higher education institutions across the country to provide skill based education  under  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  in Colleges  and  Universities  through  its  scheme  of  Community Colleges, B.Voc Degree Programmes and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Centres for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (DDU KAUSHAL) from 2014-15 to  2021.  Further,  UGC  released  a  total  amount  of  Rs.  36.58 Lakhs  (on  a  reimbursement  basis)  in  the  State  of  Odisha, including Balasore District, from 2020 to till date under Community Colleges & B.Voc Degree Programme schemes. The tenure  of  the  approved  programmes  has  ended  and  no  fresh grant  has  been  sanctioned/released.  The  details  of  grant released towards settlement of accounts is as under:
- vii. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The Department is implementing Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) programme, since 2015 onwards, which aims at training rural

| S.No.       | Name of the HEIs                                  | Year of grant released         | Grant Released (In Lakh) (on reimbursement basis)   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|             | Scheme: Community Colleges                        | Scheme: Community Colleges     | Scheme: Community Colleges                          |
| 1.          | Fakir Mohan College, Dist. Balasore, Odisha       | 2023-24                        | 12.75                                               |
| 2.          | Dharanidhar University, District- Keonjha, Odisha | 2023-24                        | 07.78                                               |
|             | Total                                             | Total                          | 20.53                                               |
|             | Scheme: B.Voc Degree Programme                    | Scheme: B.Voc Degree Programme | Scheme: B.Voc Degree Programme                      |
| 3.          | Fakir Mohan College, Dist. Balasore, Odisha       | 2021-22                        | 16.05                                               |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                       | Grand Total                    | 36.58                                               |

youths/farmers including farm women across the country. The training  under  this  component  is  of  7  days  duration  for15 trainees  per  batch  and  focus  on  specific  vocational  areas  in agriculture&  allied  sectors.  Both  public  and  private/  NonGovernmental Institutions including Vocational Training organizations,  Youth  Organisations  (like  MY  Bharat  Kendra), Krishi Vigyan Kendras, etc., is actively involved in implementation  of  this  programme.  Under  STRY,  there  is  a provision  of  Rs.42,000/-  for  one  batch  of  skill  training  for  15 candidates as per the cost norms of ATMA cafeteria @ Rs.400/per farmer per day. The leading areas covered under STRY are Mushroom production techniques, Goat rearing and management, Clean milk production, Production of biofertilizers, Vermicomposting, Post-harvest processing and packaging of fruits and vegetables, Repair and maintenance of Farm machinery, Nursery management of horticultural corps, Fish rearing and management, Poultry rearing and management,  Organic  production  of  fruits  and  vegetables, Integrated dairy development, Integrated pest management in crops, Seed production and certification and Bio-pest control etc. There is no fund allocation in State/UT wise under STRY programme.  Funds  are  released  to  MANAGE,  Hyderabad  for implementation  of  the  programme  through  the  Implementing Agencies.

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