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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Anurag Thakur is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed by his Deputy Nisith Pramanik.[2][3]
Branch of Government of India | |
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
Anurag Thakur | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹3,397.32 crore (US$430 million) (2023-24 est)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent department | Government of India |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | yas |
The ministry also gives the annual National Youth Awards, National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards.[4][5]
History edit
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.[6]
Department of Youth Affairs edit
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.
Definition of Youth edit
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 edit
- Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan[10]
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development[11]
Programmes edit
- Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram: Merge of schemes (National Youth Corps, Youth Hostels etc.)
- National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD): introduced 2008-09[12]
- National Service Scheme (NSS)
- National Youth Corps[13]
- International Youth Exchange Program[13]
- National Youth Festival[14]
- Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements[15]
- Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan[16]
- Promotion of Scouting & Guiding: The national headquarters of The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG), Hindustan scout and guide(HSG) and The scout guide organization (SGO) are recognised by the Government of India as the apex body in the field of Scouting and Guiding in India.[13]
- Youth Hostels[13]
Awards edit
- National Young Leaders Awards (NYLA)
- Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
- National Youth Awards
- National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards
- Awards to Outstanding Youth Clubs (NYKS)[17]
Department of Sports edit
The Department of Sports is a division of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under Government of India created on 30 April 2008. They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India. A huge part of it was played by the advisors to the Sports Ministry - Rahul Rana (Doon School) and Arjun Dewan (The Lawrence School).[18]
Organisations edit
- Sports Authority of India[19]
- National Sports University
- National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)[20]
- Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
- National Dope Testing Laboratory
Netaji Subhash National institute of Sports (NSNIS)
Awards edit
Cabinet Ministers edit
- Note:
- MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- † Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Minister of Sports | |||||||||
| 1 | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Ropar (MoS, I/C until 29 January 1983) | 2 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | 2 years, 115 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | ||||||
| – | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Rajiv II | ||||
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |||||||||
| 2 | Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Bhopal (MoS, I/C) | 1 March 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 226 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 3 | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South | 13 October 1999 | 2 February 2000 | 112 days | Vajpayee III | ||||
| 4 | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (born 1936) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 2 February 2000 | 7 November 2000 | 279 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||||
| (2) | Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Bhopal | 7 November 2000 | 25 August 2002 | 1 year, 291 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| 5 | Vikram Verma (born 1944) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 26 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 270 days | |||||
| 6 | Sunil Dutt (1929–2005) MP for Mumbai North West | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2005[†] | 1 year, 2 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
| – | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) (Prime Minister) | 25 May 2005 | 18 November 2005 | 177 days | |||||
| 7 | Oscar Fernandes (1941–2021) MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) (MoS, I/C) | 18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | 72 days | |||||
| 8 | Mani Shankar Aiyar (born 1941) MP for Mayiladuthurai | 29 January 2006 | 6 April 2008 | 2 years, 68 days | |||||
| 9 | M. S. Gill (1936–2023) MP for Punjab (Rajya Sabha) (MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | |||||
| 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Manmohan II | ||||||
| 10 | Ajay Maken (born 1964) MP for New Delhi (MoS, I/C) | 19 January 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 283 days | |||||
| 11 | Jitendra Singh (born 1971) MP for Alwar (MoS, I/C) | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 180 days | |||||
| 12 | Sarbananda Sonowal (born 1962) MP for Lakhimpur (MoS, I/C) | 27 May 2014 | 23 May 2016 | 1 year, 362 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
| 13 | Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur (MoS, I/C) | 23 May 2016 | 5 July 2016 | 43 days | |||||
| 14 | Vijay Goel (born 1954) MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha) (MoS, I/C) | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | 1 year, 60 days | |||||
| 15 | Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM (born 1970) MP for Jaipur Rural (MoS, I/C) | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | |||||
| 16 | Kiren Rijiju (born 1971) MP for Arunachal West (MoS, I/C) | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Modi II | ||||
| 17 | Anurag Singh Thakur (born 1974) MP for Hamirpur | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 312 days | |||||
Ministers of State edit
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Minister of State for Sports | |||||||||
| 1 | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Manipur | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |||||||||
| 2 | Thounaojam Chaoba Singh (born 1937) MP for Inner Manipur | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 227 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 3 | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (born 1968) MP for Kishanganj | 27 May 2000 | 30 September 2000 | 126 days | |||||
| 4 | Pon Radhakrishnan (born 1952) MP for Kanniyakumari | 30 September 2000 | 29 January 2003 | 2 years, 121 days | |||||
| 5 | Vijay Goel (born 1954) MP for Chandni Chowk | 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 364 days | |||||
| 6 | Arun Subhashchandra Yadav (born 1974) MP for Khandwa | 28 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 17 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh | ||
| 7 | Pratik Prakashbapu Patil (born 1973) MP for Sangli | 14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 219 days | |||||
| 8 | Nisith Pramanik (born 1986) MP for Cooch Behar | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 312 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ , The Financial Express, 5 July 2016, archived from the original on 8 July 2016, retrieved 27 January 2017
- ^ "Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur confers the National Youth Awards 2017-18 and 2018-19 to 22 awardees on International Youth Day today". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 12 August 2021. from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. 22 August 2013. from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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- ^ "Youth". UNESCO. from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Prasad Joshi (13 February 2013). "Draft National Youth Policy 2012 seeks a shift in youth age bracket". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Draft policy redefines 16-30 age group as youth". Deccan Herald. 31 May 2012. from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan". National Portal of India. from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "About RGNIYD". Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Grants to NGOs". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- ^ "Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 21 August 2012. from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Objectives of PYKKA". Government of India, Press Information Bureau. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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External links edit
- Official website