Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Indian government ministry

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Mansukh Mandaviya is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed by his Deputy Raksha Khadse

The ministry also gives the annual National Youth Awards, National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards.^[2][3]

History

The ministry was set up as the Department of Sports at the time of organisation of 1982 Asian Games New Delhi. Its name was changed to the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports during celebration of the International Youth Year, 1985. It became a separate Ministry on 27 May 2000. Subsequently, In 2008, the ministry has been bifurcated into Department of Youth Affairs and Department of Sports under two separate Secretaries.^[4]

Department of Youth Affairs

Unlike the sports department, many of the functions of the department are related to other ministries, like Ministry of Education, Employment & Training, Health and Family Welfare thus it functions largely as a facilitator for youth building.

Definition of Youth

The United Nations defines "Youth" as 15–24 years^[5] and in the Commonwealth, it is 15–29 years. In order to use a definition more in line with these international standards, the Draft NYP 2012 changes the definition from 13–35 years to 16–30 years.^[6] The draft NYP 2012 plans to divide the age bracket of 16–30 years into three groups.^[7]

Organisations

• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan^[8]
• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development^[9]

Programmes

• Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram: Merge of schemes (National Youth Corps, Youth Hostels etc.)
• National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD): introduced 2008-09^[10]
• National Service Scheme (NSS)
• National Youth Corps^[11]
• International Youth Exchange Program^[11]
• National Youth Festival^[12]
• Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements^[13]
• Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan^[14]
• Promotion of Scouting & Guiding: The national headquarters of The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG), Hindustan scout and guide(HSG) and The scout guide organization (SGO) are recognised by the Government of India as the apex body in the field of Scouting and Guiding in India.^[11]
• Youth Hostels^[11]

Awards

• National Young Leaders Awards (NYLA)
• Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
• National Youth Awards
• National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards
• Awards to Outstanding Youth Clubs (NYKS)^[15]

Department of Sports

The Department of Sports is a division of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under Government of India created on 30 April 2008. They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India. A huge part of it was played by the advisors to the Sports Ministry - Rahul Rana (Doon School) and Arjun Dewan (The Lawrence School).^[16]

Organisations

• Sports Authority of India^[17]
• National Sports University
• National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)^[18]
• Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
• National Dope Testing Laboratory

Netaji Subhash National institute of Sports (NSNIS)

Awards

• Dronacharya Award
• Arjuna Award
• Dhyan Chand Award
• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy^[19]

Cabinet Ministers

• Note:
  • MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)

1. The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Human Resource Development in September 1985.

Ministers of State

See also

• Ministry of Sports
• Sport in India - overview of Sports
• Various national level sport governing bodies in India
• India at the Olympics
• Mera Yuva Bharat (My Bharat)

References

1. "Union Budget 2020-21" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 31 January 2020.
2. "Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur confers the National Youth Awards 2017-18 and 2018-19 to 22 awardees on International Youth Day today". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
3. "2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. "Introduction". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "Youth". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. Prasad Joshi (13 February 2013). "Draft National Youth Policy 2012 seeks a shift in youth age bracket". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
7. "Draft policy redefines 16-30 age group as youth". Deccan Herald. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan". National Portal of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. "About RGNIYD". Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
10. "Grants to NGOs". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
11. "Promotion of Scouting & Guiding". Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
12. "About Department". Department of Youth Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
13. "Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
14. "Objectives of PYKKA". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
15. "Awards | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | GoI". yas.nic.in. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
16. "C&W: Cricket News". www.cricketandwicket.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
17. "Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
18. "NADA: National Anti Doping Agency". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
19. "Sports Awards | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | GoI". yas.nic.in. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

External links

• Official website

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