GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

Rajiv Gandhi Adventure Scheme

4394. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of National Service Scheme volunteers who have participated in the Rajiv Gandhi Adventure Scheme since its launch;

(b) the details of funds disbursed to various organizations/States towards the realization of the scheme during each of the last five years and the current year; and;

(c) the mechanism adopted for monitoring the implementation of these programmes at various levels?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE(RETD.)]

(a) Since its launch , a total of 9890 National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers have successfully participated in these programmes.

(b) The details of funds disbursed to various NSS Regional Directorates in last five years and current year i.e. from 2012-13 to 2017-18 towards realization of the scheme are given at Annexure-I.

(c) The Adventure Courses are conducted in the batches comprising of 40 volunteers each. An annual Action Plan is prepared in the beginning of the financial year giving Schedule for conducting different activities including adventure camps. The implementation of these programmes is regularly monitored at various levels through periodical reports.

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Annexure-I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4394 FOR 22.03.2018 ASKED BY DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI ADVENTURE SCHEME.

Status of Funds Released for Rajiv Gandhi Adventure Scheme under NSS Name of NSS Regional Funds Released Directorate (With (in Rs.) S.No. States/UTs under its Jurisdiction) 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Delhi( UT Delhi, J & K, 1. 261900 466200 696000 696000 600600 Haryana) Bhopal(Chhattisgarh & 2. 218250 479200 464000 464000 600600 Madhya Pradesh Chandigarh(Punjab, 3. 3863250 8497800 8853200 7533200 7630700 Himachal Pradesh) 4. Jaipur(Rajasthan) 130950 162000 232000 232000 300300 Lucknow (Uttarakhand, Uttar 5. 893250 472400 556800 556800 450450 Pradesh) 6. Patna(Bihar, Jharkhand) 130950 364800 464000 464000 400400 7. Bhubaneshwar(Odisha) 143550 324000 232000 232000 300300 (Andhra Pradesh 8. 187200 324000 324800 324800 600600 & ) 9. Pune(Maharashtra & Goa) 174600 384900 464000 464000 500500 Trivandrum(Kerala & 10. 174600 344400 324800 324800 300300 Lakshadweep) Ahmedabad (Gujrat, Dadar & 11. 218250 337300 417600 417600 450450 N. Haveli, Daman & Diu) 12. Bangalore (Karnataka) 130950 256600 324800 324800 300300 Chennai (Tamil Nadu, UT 13. 261900 418600 510400 510400 500500 Puducherry) Guwahati (Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, 14. 494550 1100000 1289400 2609400 2833200 Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura) Kolkata (West Bengal, 15. 310950 376900 416200 416200 300300 Sikkim) Total 7595100 14309100 15570000 15570000 16069500

During 2017-18, provision of Rs. 1,65,41,700/- was made for organizing for NSS Adventure Camp. However due to issues in Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and Expenditure Advance Transfer (EAT) module implementation, the funds could not be released.