Youth Affairs

Dr. Gill takes over as Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr. M.S. Gill has taken over as Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, here today. He was also Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports in the previous Union Government.

Shri Arun Yadav assumed charge as Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Arun Yadav assumed charge as Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, here today. In his interaction with the media persons, after assuming the charge Shri Yadav stated that his top priority would be to complete the constructions of all stadias for the Commonwealth Games well before the time. Shri Yadav said he along with Dr. M.S. Gill will review the progress of construction of stadia and other infrastructure projects with a view to know the current status of the projects.

Address by Secretary, MoYAS at the consultation on youth active citizenship

Brief Statement of Activities of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for the Calendar Year 2008 A copy of Brief Statement of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for the calendar year 2008, which was sent to Lok Sabha Sectt. & Rajya Sabha Sectt. for circulation among M.P's, is also available under “Annual Reports”

Vice President to inaugurate National Youth Festival on Monday The Fourteenth National Youth Festival will be inaugurated by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari on Monday at Amritisar. It is the first time that National Youth Festival would be held in Punjab from 12th – 16th January. Shri Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister of Punjab will be presiding over the function. Dr. M.S. Gill, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports and Shri Gulzar Singh Ranike, Sports Minister, Punjab , will be the 'Guests of Honour' at the function.

100 Member youth Delegation leaves for China on Sunday The Third Indian Youth delegation led by Shri S.K.Arora, Secretary (Youth Affairs) will visit China from 29th June to 8th July, 2008 under Indo- China Youth Exchange Programme. During their stay in China, the 100 members delegation will visit Beijing -Guiyang – Fuzhou and Shanghai.

Convention of representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Yuva Mandals inaugurated Convention of representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Yuva Mandals of Haryana inaugurated by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj & Youth Affairs & Sports on 19th June 2006 at Nagar Nigam Auditorium, Faridabad, Haryana.

Financial assistance to Scouts & Guides Increased The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has enhanced the financial assistance to Bharat Scouts & Guides for organizing the training camps and holding of Jamborees etc. The increase in the financial assistance under the Scheme of Scouting & Guiding ranges between 40 to 50 percent of the prevailing norms. The Ministry will also provide higher allocation to the Bharat Scouts & Guides for Scouting and Guiding.

Closing ceremony of year long celebrations of 150 years of India’s first war of independence