National Youth Policy of India 2003 Presentation.ppt

National Youth Policy Presentation

1. National Youth Policy, 2003
Tabled in Parliament in December 2003
Definition of Youth – Age group of 13 – 35
No. of Youth in Total population- 34 Million 1991
No. of Youth in Total population- 38 Million 1997
No. of Youth in Total population- 51 Million 2016
1996 – 37%
2016 – 40%

2. Objectives
•To galvanize the youth to rise up to new challenges
•To motivate youth to be active partners in national
development
•Awareness and adherence to the secular principles and
values enshrined in the Constitution of India
Commitment to Patriotism, National security, National
integration, Non violence & Social justice
•Develop qualities of citizenship and dedication to
community service

3. •Promote awareness of Indian History,
heritage, art and culture
•Provide proper educational and training and
employment opportunity
•Facilitate access to health information and
services to promote a social environment
which strongly inhibits use of drugs and
other forms of substance abuse, wards of
diseases (like HIV / AIDS)

4. •Enhances the availability of Sports and
recreational facilities
•Sustain and reinforce the spirit of
volunteerism individual character
commitment to developmental programmes
•Create international perspective in youth
and involve them in promoting peace and
understanding establishment of just
global order

5. •Develop youth leadership in socio
economic and cultural spheres and
encourage the involvement of NGOs,
Cooperatives and Non formal groups of
Young people
•To promote participatory role of youth in
protection of preservation nature
•Foster scientific, inquisitive reasoning and
rationale attitude

6. Thrust Areas
•Youth Empowerment
•Gender Justice
•Inter-sectoral Approach
•Information and Research Network

7. Youth empowerment knowledge, skills
and capabilities
 Higher education and expertise and employment

opportunities
 Adequate nutrition and good health
 Leadership
 Equality of opportunity, human and fundamental Rights

8. Gender Justice Elimination of gender
discriminates in
every sphere
 Access to education
 Access to Health
 Prevention of domestic violence
 Access to decision making, professional
positions, productive resources and eco
opportunities

9. Inter-sectoral Approach convergence of
youth related schemes.
Developing integrated policy initiatives
Avoid duplication & overlap
Information and Research Network
RGNIYD
National Youth Centres
 State Youth Centres
Micro level – YDCs at District level

10. Key sectors of youth
development
•Education
•Training and Employment
•Health
•Environment
•Sports and Recreation
•Arts and Culture
•Science and Technology
•Civics and Citizenship

11. Priority to
•Rural and Tribal Youth
•Out of School Youth
•Adolescents particularly female adolescents
•Youth with disabilities
•Youth victims of trafficking, orphans &
street children

12. Implementation
•Various youth development programmes &
activities
•State Governments & Union Ministries and
Departments
•National Plan of Action