Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Headquarters	Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001.
Minister responsible	Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Child agencies	Department of Youth Affairs Department of Sports
Website	yas.nic.in

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, a branch of the Government of India, which administers Department of youth affairs and Department of Sports in India. The ministry also overlooks the organisation of Commonwealth 2010 games. As of May 2014, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal.^[1]

The ministry also gives the annual National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.

It gives two awards, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award and Indira Gandhi NSS Award.^[4]

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 Sangathan ^[8]
• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development ^[9][10]

Programmes

• National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD): introduced 2008-09^[11]
• National Service Scheme (NSS)
• National Youth Corps ^[9]
• International Youth Exchange Program ^[9]
• National Youth Festival ^[9]
• Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements^[12]
• Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan^[13]
• Promotion of Scouting & Guiding: The national headquarters of The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) is recognised by the Government of India as the apex body in the field of Scouting and Guiding in India.^[9]

• Youth Hostels ^[9]

Department of Sports

The department also gives away the National sports awards, including Special Awards to Medal Winners in International Sports Events, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar.^[14][15]

Organisations

• Sports Authority of India ^[16]
• National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) ^[17]
• Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education ^[18]
• National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) ^[19]

Past Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

• Jitendra Singh (2012–14)
• Ajay Maken (2011–12)
• Mamata Banerjee
• M. S. Gill

(MAni Shanker Iyer) (Oscar Fernandes)

• Sunil Dutt (2004–05)^[20]

Notes

1. National Portal of India : Government : Who's Who
2. "2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
3. "Introduction". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
4. "Awards". Department of Youth Affairs. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
5. "Youth". UNESCO. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
6. Prasad Joshi (Feb 13, 2013). "Draft National Youth Policy 2012 seeks a shift in youth age bracket". Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
7. "Draft policy redefines 16-30 age group as youth". Deccan Herald. May 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
8. "Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan". National Portal of India. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
9. "About Department". Department of Youth Affairs. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
10. "About RGNIYD". Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
11. "Grants to NGOs". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
12. "Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
13. "Objectives of PYKKA". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
14. "Awards". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
15. "National Sports Awards to be Presented on 31st August, 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
16. "Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
17. "NADA: National Anti Doping Agency". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
18. "LNIPE Gwalior MP". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
19. "National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL)". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
20. "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved 2013-07-12.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 28°36′57″N 77°12′57″E / 28.615940°N 77.215747°E