Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: National Youth Advisory Council
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2742

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

National Youth Advisory Council

2742. SHRI KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

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

- (a) the details of the National Youth Advisory Council launched by
- the Government; and
- (b) the details of the Neighbourhood Youth Parliament launched by the Government?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) The Department of Youth Affairs had introduced a new Central

Sector   Scheme,   namely,   National   Young   Leaders   Programme (NYLP) in December, 2014, which has a provision to setting up of a   National   Youth   Advisory   Council   (NYAC)   to   seek   active involvement of the youth leaders as well as other stakeholders in the decision-making process on the youth related issues. The NYAC is to be chaired by the Minister in-charge of Youth Affairs, with   Secretary,   Youth   Affairs   as   the   Vice-Chairperson.   The members of NYAC are to include Secretaries of  major Central Ministries/   Departments   dealing   with   youth   related   matters, Secretaries   in-charge   of   Youth   Affairs   of   States/   UTs   (to   be represented by rotation, 6 States/ UTs at a time), Non-Government Organisations   (NGOs),   Young   Leaders   (one   young   leader   from each State/ UT), UN Organisations, Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Other concerned Govt. officials, etc.   The process of constitution of the National Youth Advisory Committee is going on.

(b)Neighbourhood Youth Parliament (NYP) is a key component of the newly introduced Central Sector Scheme, namely, National Young   Leaders   Programme   (NYLP).  Under   the  Neighbourhood Youth Parliament (NYP) Programme, the platform of youth clubs of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) is being developed in the shape of vibrant 'neighbourhood youth parliament' to educate the youth   club   members   about contemporary   socio-economic development issues confronting village communities in general and   the   youth   in   particular and   to   involve   them   in   debate/ discussions on such issues. The implementing strategy is that initially   Youth   Parliament   Programmes   are   organised   at   Block level   for   capacity   building   of   Presidents/   Secretaries   of   Youth Clubs of that Block, after which the Presidents/ Secretaries of Youth Clubs are required to organise similar programmes in youth clubs. The recommendations of these programmes are presented to the local administration/ local bodies for their consideration. NYKS has so far organised 9,570 Youth Parliament Programmes at

Block level, in which 7.67 lakh members of NYK-affiliated Youth Clubs participated.   The Programmes organised during the first quarter of 2015-16 were effectively leveraged for Yoga Awareness and Training, in addition to other themes, which played a key role in effective participation of NYKS in Yoga programmes across the country on the 21.06.2015, i.e., the International Day of Yoga. In fact, on 21.06.2015, yoga programmes were organised in 68,568 NYKS-affiliated   youth   clubs,   in   which   22.42   lakh   youth   club members participated.

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