Question : NEHRU YUVAK KENDRA SANGATHAN PROJECT

(a) Whether Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) had sanctioned any new project in Nasik district of Maharashtra during the financial years 2004-05 and 2005-06 ;

(b) If so, the details thereof ;

(c) The criteria adopted for the same ;

(d)Whether NYKS has also sanctioned any proposal for vocational training programme at Nasik district of Maharashtra ;

(e) If so, whether recommendation of local Member of Parliament is also taken into consideration in this regard; and

(f) If not, the reasons therefor ?

THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ,YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR

(a)&(b) The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) had sanctioned several projects under its Regular Programmes to the Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Nasik during 2004-05 and 2005-06, the details of which are given at Annex.

(c) The activities under the Regular Programme are distributed across the Nehru Yuva Kendras under two categories i.e. Normal Area and Expensive Area. The NYK Nasik comes under the category of Normal Area Kendras.

(d) The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan had sanctioned 4 vocational training programmes each during 2004-05 & 2005-06 to NYK Nasik under its Regular Programmes. Further the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports had sanctioned one vocational training project to NYK Nasik with an approved budget of Rs. 23,24,475 during 2005-06 under the scheme of Financial Assistance for the Promotion of Youth Activities & Training.

(e)&(f) The local Members of Parliament are associated as Special Invitees in the District Advisory Committee on Youth Programmes which advises and helps the NYK in the planning and implementation of youth development programmes in the district.