NYKS Core Programmes - 2018-19
Yuva Aadarsh Gram Vikas Karyakaram
District NYKs will develop one village as model village by the youth. For this purpose, the programs and activities in coordination with other Departments and Agencies in the Priority areas identified under Yuva Adarsh Gram Vikas Karyakaram should be taken up.
On each of the identified areas for action, the youth of the village should be oriented with the help of concerned departments officials and resource persons, followed by development of Action Plan to take up the tasks.
Concept
The basic idea of this initiative is to:
i. Motivate and encourage youth to strive for excellence in their respective fields of interest
ii. Enable them to realize their full potential and contribute to the nation-building process
iii. Develop leadership qualities among youth
iv. Provide the members of Youth Clubs an opportunity to participate and address the contemporary socio-economic and development issues confronting local communities.
v. Bring them in the forefront as partners of development process in their villages
vi. Strengthen existing network of Youth Clubs and provide them recognition in society.
Objectives
- To provide Leadership opportunity to youth to plan and participate actively in affairs of village
- To take lead in the development process & social welfare of village community
- To address local issues confronting village community through Youth Action Groups .
- To contribute towards nation building process through selected fields/areas
Selection of Village
No of Districts in India: 150 and Number of Village: 150 (
Adoption of One Village each in selected
150 Districts to develop as NYKS Yuva Aadarsh Gram (Model Village)
Selection of Districts:
On every Three NYKs in the State, there would be one Yuva Aadarsh Gram Vikas Karyakaram. Preferably such districts in the State where:
- DYC are in position
- Hon'ble MPs/ MLAs/ other Public Representatives are interested
- DM/DC promise to provide support
- Or where the State Director is convinced that the program could be organized in a successful manner
i. A village, other than Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, MLA/ MLCs adopted villages
ii. Having an active Youth Club
iii. Youth Club should have:
a) Their members are active, willing to participate, experienced, resourceful and interested to make their village as NYKS Adarsh Gram (Model Village)
b) Proven Track Record of activities in the field of social welfare and development.
c) Effective linkages with Gram Panchayat and other developmental departments and agencies.
Focus Area
- Open Deification Free villages
- Swachhta, Hygiene, Sanitation including Waste Disposal of Sewerage
- Water Harvesting and Management
- Drip Irrigation
- National Flagship Schemes - PM Social & Financial Inclusion Schemes - Popularising and facilitating youth and people for Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana, Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojnaa) , Ujala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana , Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
- Agriculture Land Soil Cards
- Beti Bachao - Beti Padhao
- Football Sports Clubs
- Tree Plantation
- Skill Development
- Preventive Health – Yoga
- Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Schemes linkages
- Mission Indradhanush - Immunization
- Primary School enrolment
Suggestive Process to be followed
- Declaring that the Youth Club would work towards making the village as NYK Model Village
- Holding a meeting with Youth Club in the village by District Youth Coordinator to further guide them for future course of action
- Meeting with Gram Panchayat Sarpanch, Members of Panchayat, Opinion leaders and other stakeholders
- Meeting and discussion on issues and problems
- List out priority development areas to be taken up by Youth Club with focus on identified areas under this program on priority
- List out other social welfare activities to be addressed by Youth Club
- List out areas for their own development e.g. Education, Computer literacy, Skills Development, Training, Life Skills Education, Personality/Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship, etc.
- Volunteering Youth Club Members to become a part of an issue, subject/ area based group to address problem and become part of an Action Group.
Formation of Youth Action Groups and Self Help Groups
To tackle identified issues confronting village life, local youth who have wished to take collective lead in addressing them should be transformed into Youth Action Groups and SHGs on different issues.
They may take the support of Gram Panchayat, Govt. Machinery, NGOs and others who can contribute in addressing the issues. Suggested lists of areas on which Youth Action Groups and SHGs may be formed are given under focus areas above at S. No. 4.
Preparing Joint Plan of Action
- Preparing Plan of Action by Youth Action Groups
- Based on the Action Plans of Youth Action Groups, the resident of the Youth Club would prepare Joint Action Plan for the village in consultation with Gram Panchayat, Service Providers and others.
- Publication of Joint Plan of Action and display it at prominent places of the village
- A copy of Joint Plan of Action be provided to District Youth Coordinator
Strategic Approach
In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives, the programme should be guided by following approaches:
- i. Converging different Govt. programmes and private and voluntary initiatives to achieve comprehensive development in tune with people's aspiration
- ii. Building partnership with voluntary organizations, educational institutions, aanganwadi workers, asha workers, etc. and other service providers
- iii. Establishing effective linkages with developmental departments and other agencies for outcomes and sustainability
- iv. Influence the leadership (Zilla Prishad, Gram Panchayat etc.) and others to develop NYKS Model Village
- v. Capacity of members of Youth Clubs will be enhanced
Role of NYKs District Youth Coordinator
- To facilitate Youth Club for:
- a) Identifying development areas and local issues of concern
- b) Discuss with emphasis on the identified Focus Areas and facilitate the Club
- c) Listing out other priority social welfare activities
- d) Preparing Joint Action Plan
- ii. To help in establishing linkages and coordination with Gram Panchayat, Service Providers, Govt. Development functionaries
- iii. From time to time guide Youth Club in the implementation of Joint Plan of Action leading to the development of the adopted village as NYKS Adarsh Gram.
Budget : Rs. 50,000 per district
Duration: Year Long
Action by State Directors
- The State Directors should Select district NYK (s) as per the above given selection criteria. ZD should prepare the list of such districts and submit to NYKS Hqr for approval before the end of August 2016
- It should be followed by submission of Comprehensive Plan of Implementation and submit to NYKS Hqrs latest by
August 2018
