Nehru Yuva Kendras
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that there are 623 District Level Kendras of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) in the country including 86 Kendras in the North-East States as per the State-wise and District- wise details of the Kendras is given below:
| Sl.N | Name of | Name of the districts covered by NYK | Total No. | |||||||||||||
| o. | State | of NYKs | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | A&N Island | Nicobar, Port Blair, Kamotra, Campbell Bay, Mayabander | 06 | |||||||||||||
| (Rangat), Diglipur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Andhra | Ananthapur, Vijaywada, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Guntur | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Pradesh | Kakinada (East Godavari), Kurnool, Srikakulam, | |||||||||||||||
| Vishakhapatnam, | Vizianagaram, Nellore, West Godavari | |||||||||||||||
| ( Elluru ) and Prakasham ( Ongole ). | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arunachal | Siang ( Along ), Lower Subansiri ( Ziro ), Upper Subansiri | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Pradesh | (Daporijo), Lohit | ( Tezu ) Tawang, West Kameng, East | ||||||||||||||
| Kameng, Papum Pare, East Siang, Upper Siang, Dibang | ||||||||||||||||
| Valley, Changlang, Tirap, Karung Kaise, Itanagar | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Assam | Dibrugarh, Diphu ( Karbi Anglong ), Dhubri, Kamrup ( | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Maligaon ), North Lakhimpur, Nogaon, Cachar ( Silchar ), | ||||||||||||||||
| Tezpur ( Sonitpur ), Haflong ( N C Hills ), Karimganj, | ||||||||||||||||
| Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Nalbari, Goalpara, | ||||||||||||||||
| Dhemaji, Darrang (Mangaldoi), Hailakandi, Golaghat, | ||||||||||||||||
| Morigaon, Bongaigaon, Tinsukia, Chirang Udalgiri, | ||||||||||||||||
| Baksha, Kamrup Metropolition | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Bihar | Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Bhojpur (Arrah), Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran | ||||||||||||||||
| (Motihari), Gava, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimoor | ||||||||||||||||
| (Bhabua), Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, | ||||||||||||||||
| Madubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, | ||||||||||||||||
| Patna, Purnia, Rohtas (Sasaram), Saharsa, Samastipur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Saran (Chapra), Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali | ||||||||||||||||
| (Hajipur), West Champaran (Bettiah), Sheohar, Lakhisarai, | ||||||||||||||||
| Sheikhpur, Arwal | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chhatisgarh | Bilaspur, Champa, Durg, Kanker (Bastar), Raigarh, | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Koriya, Kawardha, | ||||||||||||||||
| Dhamtari, Dantewada, Korba, Jashpur Nagar, | ||||||||||||||||
| Mahasamund, Jagdalpur | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Delhi | Alipur, Mehrauli, Nangloi, North, North East, New Delhi, | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Central South West, East | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gujarat | Bharuch, Nadiad (Kheda), Kutch (Bhuj), Godhra, | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Sabarkantha (Himmat Nagar), Junagarh, Mehsana, | ||||||||||||||||
| Surendra Nagar, Jamnagar, | Bhavnagar, | Valsad, Surat, | ||||||||||||||
| Gandhi Nagar, Ahmedabad , Vadodra (Chhota Udaipur), | ||||||||||||||||
| Dangs, Amreli, Palanpur, Rajkot, Patan, Porbandar, | ||||||||||||||||
| Anand, Dahod, Narmada, Navsari | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Karnal, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Rohtak, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jind, Hissar, Mahendergarh | ||||||||||||||||
| (Narnoul), Rewari, Yamuna Nagar, Kaithal, Panipat, | ||||||||||||||||
| Panchkula, Fatehabad, Jhajjar | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | H.P | Bilaspur, Chamba, Dharamsala (Kangra), Hamirpur, | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Kinnaur, Kullu, Keylong (Lahoul Spiti), Mandi, Nahan | ||||||||||||||||
| (Sirmour), Solan, Shimla, Una | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | J&K | Kathua, Anantnag, Bidgam, Baramulla, Doda, Jammu, | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Kupwara, Kargil, Leh (Ladakh), Pulwama, Poonch, | ||||||||||||||||
| Rajouri, Sri Nagar, Udhampur | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East | ||||||||||||||
| Singhbhum | (Jamshedpur), | Garwah, Giridih, Godda, | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Gumla, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, Palamau (Daltonganj), | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranchi, Sahabganj, West Singhbhum (Chaibasa) Kodarma | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakaur, Jantara, Lathar, SaraiKela, Sindega | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Karnataka | Bijapur, Belgaum, Bidar, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Hassan, | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Kanwar, Kodagu (Madikeri), Kolar, Mangalore, Mandya, | ||||||||||||||||
| Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur, Dharwad, Chitradurga (Devengere), | ||||||||||||||||
| Bellary, Shimoga, Bangalore (Rural, Bangalore (Urban), | ||||||||||||||||
| Bagalkot, Koppal, Gadag, Haveri, Dakshina Kannada | ||||||||||||||||
| (Devengere), Chamarajanagar, Udipi | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kerala | Alleppey, Kannur, Thodupuzha (Iddukki), Kozhikode, | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Malappuram, | Palghat, Pathanamthitaa, | Trivandraum, | ||||||||||||||
| Trichur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kasargod, Wynad, Quilon | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | M.P | Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, | ||||||||||||||||
| Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, | ||||||||||||||||
| Khargaon, Mandala, Mandsor, Morena, Narsinghpur, Panna, | ||||||||||||||||
| Raisen, Rajgarh (Bajora), Ratlam, Reewa, Sagar, Satna, | ||||||||||||||||
| Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, | ||||||||||||||||
| Ujjain, Vidisha, Umaria, Neemuch, Sheopur, Barwani, Dindori, | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashoka Nagar, Anoop Pur, Burhanpur | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Alibag (Rajgad), Bhandara, Kolhapur, | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Sholapur, Thane, Jalgaon, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati, | ||||||||||||||||
| Gadchiroli, Jalna, Buldhana, Nagpur, Mumbai (Kal), | ||||||||||||||||
| Satara, Ahmednagar, Nasik, Parbhani, Osmanabad, Dhule, | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratnagiri, Latur, Pune, Sindhudurg, Akola, Chandrapur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Wardha, Beed, Sangli, Nandurbar, Gondiya, Hingoli, | ||||||||||||||||
| Washim | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Manipur | Churachandpur, | Imphal, | Senapati | (Kongpokpi), | 10 | ||||||||||
| Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Thoubal, Chandel, Bishanpur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Senapati – II, Imphal East | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Meghalaya | Jaintia Hills ( Jowai ), West Garo Hills (Tura), East Khasi | 07 | |||||||||||||
| Hill (Shillong), East Garo Hills (Willim Nagar), West | ||||||||||||||||
| Khasi Hills (Nongstoin), South Garo Hills (Baghmara) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ri Bhoi | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mizoram | Aizwal, Lungeli, Ghhimutuipuri (Saiha), Mamit, Kolasib, | 08 | |||||||||||||
| Champhai, Serchhip Lawngtlai | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Nagaland | Kohima, Mokokchung, Zonheboto, Tuensang, Mon, | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wokha, Phek Dimapur, Peren, Kiphire, Longling | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Orissa | Balasore, Balangir, Mayurbhanj (Baripada), Behrampur | 30 | |||||||||||||
| (Ganjam), Kalahandi (Bhawani Patna), Dhenkanal, | ||||||||||||||||
| Keonjhar,Koraput,Phulbani,Puri,Sambalpur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Sundargarh, Cuttack, Naupada, Khurda (Bhubneshwar), | ||||||||||||||||
| Kendrapara, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Debagarh, Bhadrak, | ||||||||||||||||
| Jajapur, Angul, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Boudha, Sonapur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri, Jagsinghpur | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Patiala, | ||||||||||||||||
| Ropar, Sangrur, Mansa, Fatehrgarh Sahib, Tarn Taran, | ||||||||||||||||
| Nawanshahr, Moga, Muktsar, SAS Nagar, Barnala | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Banswar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, | ||||||||||||||||
| Jodhpur, Jalore, Swai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Alwar, Kota, pali, Dhoulpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, | ||||||||||||||||
| Jhalawar, Sri Ganganagar, Raisamand, Baran, Dausa, | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanumangarh, Karauli | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Sikkim | East Sikkim | ( Gangtok ), North Sikkim ( Mangan ), West | 04 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim ( Gayzing ), South Sikkim ( Namchi ) | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Tamilnadu | Coimbatore, Cuddalore (South Arcot), Dharmapuri, | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Madurai, Pudukottai, Salem, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli, | ||||||||||||||||
| Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Nilgiri (Udagmandalam) Ooty, | ||||||||||||||||
| Vellore, Kamrajar (Virudunagar), Kanya Kumari | ||||||||||||||||
| (Nagercoil), Chengalpet (M G R), Erode (Periyar), | ||||||||||||||||
| Dindigul | (Anna), | Ramanathapuram, | Chidambamar | |||||||||||||
| (Tuticorin), | Chennai | (Rural), | Nagapatnam, | |||||||||||||
| Thiruvannamali, Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Theni, Tiruvarur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Namakkal, Karur, Perambulur, Ariyalpur (Krishnagiri) | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Telangana | Karim Nagar, Khammam, Mehbubnagar, Nizamabad, | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Medak (Siddipet ), Adilabad, Warangal, Hyderabad, | ||||||||||||||||
| Nallgonda and Ranga Reddy. | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Tripura | Agartala ( West Tripura ), Dharam Nagar ( North Tripura | 04 | |||||||||||||
| ), Udaipur ( South Tripura ), Dhalai | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | U.P | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Badaun, Bahraich, | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Ballia, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijjnor, | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulandsahar, Amethi, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, | ||||||||||||||||
| Farukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun (Orai), | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur | ||||||||||||||||
| Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, mainpuri, | ||||||||||||||||
| Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffar | ||||||||||||||||
| nagar, Partap garh, Pilibhit, Rai Bareilly, Rampur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur, Sidharth Nagar, Sitapur, | ||||||||||||||||
| Sonebhandra, Sultanpur, Unao, Varanasi,,Jyotiba Phule | ||||||||||||||||
| Nagar, Baghpat, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, | ||||||||||||||||
| Mahoba Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Ambedkar Nagar, | ||||||||||||||||
| Shravasti, Balrampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, | Kushingar, | |||||||||||||||
| Chandauli, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Auraiya | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Uttaranchal | Almora, Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwa, Nainital, Pauri | ||||||||||||||
| Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, | ||||||||||||||||
| Rudraprayag, Bageshwar Champawat, Udhamsingh Nagar | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | West Bengal | Barsat ( 24 Parganas North ), Burdwan, Murshidabad, | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Darjeeling, Baruipur (24 Pargana South), Jalpaiguri, | ||||||||||||||||
| Midnapore, | Purulia, | Calcutta, Cooch | Behar, Uttar | |||||||||||||
| Dinajpur, Bankura, Birbhum, Hoogly, Nadia, Howrah, | ||||||||||||||||
| Malda, Durgapur (Burdwan – II), Diamond Harbour | (24 S | |||||||||||||||
| Parg), Tamluk Midnapore – II, Calcutta (South), | ||||||||||||||||
| Raghunathpur (Purulia), Dakshin Dinajpur | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Goa | North Goa, South Goa (Margaon) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Lakshdweep | Kavarati | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Pondicherry | Karaikal, Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | Dadra Nagar | |||||||||||||||
| & Haveli | Silvassa | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | Daman & | Daman, Diu | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Diu | ||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL NYKs | 623 | |||||||||||||||
An evaluation study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was entrusted to an independent evaluation agency which has recently submitted its report. The deficiencies identified and recommendations given by the agency are summarized as under:
i) Lack of manpower.
ii) Lack of funds to implement the programme in effective manner.
iii.) Delay in disbursement of fund at district level.
iv) Lack of inter – ministerial, center to state and district coordination.
V) Need for improvement in record management.
vi) Committees formed at different levels to be active and informed.
vii. Monitoring of programme through external agencies and separate fund for monitoring should be earmarked.
The recommendations as per the study have been accepted and are being implemented in a phased manner for the betterment of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS).
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, these Kendras undertake multifarious activities through a large network of Youth Clubs/ Mahila Mandals and Volunteers who work at the grassroots level. The programmes undertaken by these Yuva Kendras are for youth club development, awareness and education, capacity enhancement, promotion of spirit of sportsmanship, promoting folk art and culture, skill up-gradation and programmes for promotion of national unity. Some of the major Programmes are as under:-
- Youth Club Development Programme
- Training on Youth Leadership and Community Development
- Theme Based Awareness and Education Programme
- Promotion of Sports (Sports material to Youth Clubs)
- Cluster and District level Inter Youth Club Sports Meet
- Skill Up-gradation Training Programme for Young Women and Men
- Promotion of Folk, Art and Culture
- Observance of Days of National and International Importance
- District Youth Convention and Yuva Kriti
- Awards to Outstanding Youth Club at District, State and National levels.
- Organizing National Integration Camps (NICs)
- Youth Leadership and Personality Development Programmes (YLPDPs)
- Life Skill Training Programmes and Adventure Camps
In addition to above, these Yuva Kendras are undertaking the following programmes with funding from other Ministries/ Organizations:-
- Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
- Adolescent Health and Development Project (AHDP)
- Projects on Awareness and Education for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism in Punjab, etc.
| The details of funds allocated | and utilized by NYKS during the last two years are | |
| as under:- | ||
| (Rs. in Crores) | ||
| Year | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 2013-14 | 149.24 | 143.31 |
| 2014-15 | 168.65 | 168.95* |
*unaudited
Source Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 09-March, 2016