Ministry of Youth Affairs And Sports
Hon'ble Minister
Shri Vijay Goel
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.
Organizations
- Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Programmes
- National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD): introduced 2008-09
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- National Youth Corps
- International Youth Exchange Program
- National Youth Festival
- Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements
- 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.
- Youth Hostels
