Year End Review-2013
Department of Youth Affairs
(A) Formulation of the new National Youth Policy (NYP)
As per the National Youth Policy-2003, definition of youth in India is people in the age group of 13-35. The existing National Youth Policy 2003 has been reviewed and new Youth Policy 2014 has been drafted. Draft Cabinet...
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that there is generally a shortage of women umpires of national/international standards in various sports disciplines in the country.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, the detailed position is available...
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that the Government has released funds to Bihar Government under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Service Scheme (NSS).
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, the Government has also released...
In order to bring about more transparency and objectivity in process for conferring the National Sports Awards, the Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Jitendra Singh has approved criteria to be kept in view by the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports award, the ...
India and Netherlands here today signed an MoU on cooperation in the field of sports. The MoU was signed by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Shri Jitendra Singh, and Health, Welfare and Sport Minister of Kingdom of the Netherlands Ms. Edith I. Schippers. Ms. Edith I. Schippers is currently on...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports have sanctioned a grant of Rs 10,52,000.00 (Rupees Ten Lacs fifty two thousand only) from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for purchase of sports equipments, Ski, Ski Boots and other essential items for the participants of Winter Olympics Games 2014 at Sochi (Russia) in the...
