New Delhi, Delhi, India
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan a premier and prestigious autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, today celebrated its 'Foundation Day' anniversary which coincided with Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's Birth anniversary at IIPA Auditorium (Near ITO), Delhi amidst several dignitaries. The celebration programme was presided over by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shri Arjun Singh was the Chief Guest.
The celebration started with a seminar on "NEHRU'S VISION- NYKS MISSION" on which various dignitaries talked about the role of NYKS in nation building exercise. The occasion was graced by Shri Digvijay Singh, former Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh; Shri Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister, Rajasthan; Shri Shashi Bhushan, Ex-MP; Shri Sachin Pilot, MP; Shri Suresh Kodikunnil, VC, NYKS, Shri S. Ahmed, VC, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi; Shri Rajshekhar Nair, VC, IGNOU, New Delhi and Smt. Mridula Mukherjee, Chairperson, Nehru Memorial Library & Museum besides the Director General of Nehru Yuva Kendra and other senior officials.
Talking on the occasion, Director General, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Khan, said, "Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan is the most prestigious body of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and endeavours to create an opportunity for rural youth to achieve national goals. Every year our effort lies in bringing out the rural youth, their talents and integrates their personal goals with national vision to bring about all round development of our youth".
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS): Empowering Youth
The youth are the key agents of social change, economic development and technological innovation. There is a need for youth involvement and participation in the socio-economic, cultural, and political environment of the country, in its development programs, as well as in activities based on youth's specific needs, desires and aspirations is always needed.
Established in 1972 as part of the Silver Jubilee celebration of India's Independence with the objective of providing the non-student rural youth with the opportunity to grow and achieve national goals (NYKS) was on the recommendation of the National Advisory Board on Youth with the objective of providing the non-student rural Youth avenues to take part in nation building activities and also to provide opportunity for the development of their own personality and skills.
In 1987 Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was constituted as an autonomous organization of Department of Youth Affairs & Sports under the Ministry of Human Resources Development. Today, it functions under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. NYKS is a registered society and is governed by a Board of Governors headed by the Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports.
The largest grass-root organization of its kind in the world, NYKS reaches through more than 8 million non-student rural youth in India in the age group of 15-35 years, through its 0.18 million village-level youth clubs. The organization's strategy has been generation of awareness; organization and mobilization of the youth for development work in the village, with emphasis on value, vision and voluntary action.
The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan currently has 500 district offices, 46 regional offices, 18 zones, 1000 youth development centers and over 181 thousand village based youth clubs enrolled under it. The purpose behind these clubs at the grass-root level is to form village-level voluntary action groups of youth that come together with concern for the poorest of the poor.
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Source: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) (Business Wire India)
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