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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 [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth 2010]] games. As of July 2016, [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] is the [[Minister of State]] (Independent Charge) [[Vijay Goel]].<ref>[https://india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers"Council Of Ministers_Who's Who_india.gov.in"]</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |publisher= Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | url = http://yas.nic.in| accessdate = 2014-08-13 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Portfolio of Modi government ministers: Vijay Goel appointed as the new Sports Minister |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/modi-cabinet-reshuffle-2016-vijay-goel-takes-oath-as-mos/307157 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=5 July 2016 }}</ref> |
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 [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth 2010]] games. As of July 2016, [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] is the [[Minister of State]] (Independent Charge) [[Vijay Goel]].<ref>[https://india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers"Council Of Ministers_Who's Who_india.gov.in"]</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |publisher= Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | url = http://yas.nic.in| accessdate = 2014-08-13 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Portfolio of Modi government ministers: Vijay Goel appointed as the new Sports Minister |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/modi-cabinet-reshuffle-2016-vijay-goel-takes-oath-as-mos/307157 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=5 July 2016 }}</ref> |
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| Jurisdiction |  Republic of India |
| Headquarters | Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001. |
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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 July 2016, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Vijay Goel.[1][2][3]
The ministry also gives the annual National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Definition of Youth
The United Nations defines "Youth" as 15–24 years[7] 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.[8] The draft NYP 2012 plans to divide the age bracket of 16–30 years into three groups.[9]
Organisations
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[13]
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- National Youth Corps [11]
- International Youth Exchange Program [11]
- National Youth Festival [11]
- Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements[14]
- Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan[15]
- 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.[11]
- Youth Hostels [11]
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.[16][17]
Organisations
- Sports Authority of India [18]
- National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) [19]
- Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education [20]
- National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) [21]
Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Mamata Banerjee (1991 – 1993)
- Uma Bharti (7 November 2000 – 25 August 2002)
- Sunil Dutt (2004 – 2005)[22]
- Mani Shankar Aiyar (2005 – 2009)
- M. S. Gill (28 May 2009 – 18 January 2011)
- Ajay Maken (19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012)
- Jitendra Singh (29 October 2012 – 25 May 2014)
- Sarbananda Sonowal (20 May 2014 – 23 May 2016)
- Jitendra Singh (23 May 2016 - 5 July 2016)
- Vijay Goel (5 July 2016 - present)
See also
References
- ^ "Council Of Ministers_Who's Who_india.gov.in"
- ^ "Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Portfolio of Modi government ministers: Vijay Goel appointed as the new Sports Minister", The Financial Express, 5 July 2016
- ^ "2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Introduction". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Awards". Department of Youth Affairs. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Youth". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Prasad Joshi (13 February 2013). "Draft National Youth Policy 2012 seeks a shift in youth age bracket". Indian Express. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Draft policy redefines 16-30 age group as youth". Deccan Herald. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan". National Portal of India. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "About Department". Department of Youth Affairs. Retrieved 13 August 2014. Cite error: The named reference "yf" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "About RGNIYD". Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Grants to NGOs". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Objectives of PYKKA". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Awards". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "National Sports Awards to be Presented on 31st August, 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "NADA: National Anti Doping Agency". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "LNIPE Gwalior MP". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL)". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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