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Monday, January 12, 2004
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Urging youth to contribute their mite
Laxmi Kant Verma

Today is National Youth Day

In India, National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12 each year. The day is celebrated to promote awareness among the youth about education, health, and other social activities. One of the main purpose of celebrating this day is to help youth in developing their potential, creativity and skills to become active members of their societies. Various schemes and policies for the development of youth are implemented by the government and non-government organisations on this occasion. This time we provide you a list of portals that will give you information about youth policies, services and related issues.

www.yas.nic.in

This is the official Website of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. The information about various schemes and policies meant for youths is given here. The various schemes includes National Service Scheme, National Service Volunteer Scheme, assistance to youth and sports club, promotion of sports and games in school, rural sports programme. The information about national youth policy is provided in detail. The main purpose is developing the personality of youth and involving them in various nation-building activities. The details about international youths and sports programmes can be browsed using the links, Commonwealth youth programmes and United Nations volunteers. Profiles of some of the prominent Indian sportspersons are also given here.

www.infoyouth.org

The site provides an overview of the youth policies throughout the world. It also support and encourages youth initiatives worldwide information network on youth-related issues. The main objective is to make the knowledge, experience and analyses that form the basis of all youth policies and issues available to all. The link, Country focus, gives the information about various government and non-government organisations of that particular country involving matters related to youth policies and services.