ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Contents CONTENTS Organisation i-vi Department of Youth Affairs 1. Introduction 2 2. National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP-2014) 3 3. Restructuring of the Schemes of the Department 5 4. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) 8 5. National Youth Corps (NYC) 22 6. National Service Scheme (NSS) 23 7. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) 31 8. National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD) 40 9. International Cooperation (IC) 44 10. National Young Leaders Programme (NYLP) 47 11. Youth Hostels 48 12. Assistance to Scouting and Guiding Organisations 49 Contents CONTENTS Department of Sports 13. Sports 54 14. Sports Authority of India 55 15. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior 107 16. Khelo India Scheme 113 17. Schemes Relating to Promotion of Excellence in Sports 120 18. Schemes Relating to Incentives to Sportspersons 128 19. National Anti Doping Agency 134 20. National Dope Testing Laboratory 144 21. International Cooperation 159 Achievements and Initiatives of the Department of Sports during 22. 160 2017-18 at a glance Contents CONTENTS Annexures I Organisational Chart 171 II Financial Outlay 173 III Statement showing details of pending C&AG Audit Paras and Current 175 status thereon IV List of Youth Hostels under the direct control ofthe 177 Department V List of Youth Hostels transferred to NYKS/SAI/State 178 Governments VI List Of Youth Hostels Which Are Under Construction 178 VII An indicative breakup figure, year-wise, component wise, both 179 recurring and non-recurring estimated expenditure VIII Amount released against project approved under USIS 180 (i) VIII Grant Released under other verticals of revamped Khelo India Scheme 181 (ii) VIII Amount released towards committed Liability related Sports 184 (iii) Competition held during previous years. VIII Amount released against Project approved under Khelo India. 184 (iv) IX State wise details of Outstanding Utilization Certificate Under 185 erstwhile RGKA, erstwhile PYKKA, erstwhile USIS and Khelo India as on 01.01.2018 X Review of Audit Para relating to Mission Directorate Sports 187 Development ORGANISATION SECRETARIAT The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports functions under the overall guidance of the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth & Sports during the year. In April, 2008, two separate Departments, namely, Department of Youth Affairs and Department of Sports, were created under the Ministry, each Department under the charge of a Secretary to the Government of India. There were 3 Joint Secretaries in the Ministry as on 31.12.2017. One Joint Secretary looks after the work of Department of Youth Affairs and 2 Joint Secretaries look after the work of Department of Sports. The matters relating to Accounts & Audit are under the charge of an Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser. The sanctioned strength of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, as on 31.12.2017, was 203, comprising 33 Group ‘A’ posts, 96 Group ‘B’ posts (32 Gazetted and 64 Non-Gazetted), 74 Group ‘C’ posts. The Organizational Chart of the Ministry is at Annexure-I. i FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY The specific subjects being dealt by the two Departments, namely, the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports, as specified in the Second Schedule of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, are as under : A. Department of Youth Affairs 6. Matters relating to the Indian Olympic 1. Youth Affairs/ Youth Policy. Association and national sports federations. 2. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. 7. Participation of Indian sports teams in tournaments abroad and participation 3. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth of foreign sports teams in International Development. tournaments in India. 4. National Service Scheme. 8. National Sports Awards including Arjuna 5. Voluntary Youth Organisation including Awards. financial assistance to them (Financial 9. Sports Scholarships. Assistance to Youth Organisation for Youth and Adolescents’ Development). 10. Exchange of sports persons, experts and teams with foreign countries. 6. National Youth Corps. 11. Sports infrastructure including financial 7. Commonwealth Youth Programme and assistance for creation and development United Nations Volunteers. of such infrastructure. 8. Youth welfare activities, Youth festivals, etc. 12. Financial assistance for coaching, (National Youth Festival). tournaments, equipment, etc. 9. Boy-scouts and girl-guides. 13. Sports matters relating to union territories. 10. Youth Hostels. 14. Physical education. 11. National Youth Awards (National Youth Awards and Tenzing Norgay National SUBORDINATE OFFICES/AUTONOMOUS Adventure Awards). ORGANISATIONS DEPARTMENT OF 12. Residual work of the erstwhile National YOUTH AFFAIRS Discipline Scheme. The Department has one subordinate office, 13. Exchange of Youth Delegation with foreign namely, the National Service Scheme (NSS) and countries. two autonomous organisations, namely, Nehru B. Department of Sports Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and Rajiv 1. Sports Policy. Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu (notified 2. Sports and Games. as an ‘Institute of National Importance’ by an Act 3. National Welfare Fund for Sportsmen. of Parliament in 2012). 4. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports. 5. Sports Authority of India. ii DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS posts of Junior Translator and other supporting staff to increase the progressive use of Official The following autonomous organisations function Language Hindi in day-to-day official work and under the administrative control of Department of to implement the Official Language policy of the Sports: Union and rules made therein. An Official Language (i) Sports Authority of India (SAI). Implementation Committee has been constituted (ii) Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary (YA) Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, Madhya in the Ministry and its meetings are being held Pradesh. regularly. (iii) National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). This year Hindi Fortnight was organized from 14- (iv) National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL). 28 September, 2017. During the period, 8 Hindi competitions were organized and 48 officers/ Representation of SC/ST/OTHER BACK- employees were given prizes. Besides Incentive WARD CLASSES scheme for Original Hindi Noting/Drafting has been implemented in the ministry on year to year In the Ministry, 48 personnel belong to SC, ST basis. During the year 10 officers/employees were and OBC categories. In Group ‘A’ posts, 2 officers given prizes under this scheme. A Hindi message belong to SC category, 2 officers belong to ST on behalf of Honourable Minister of State for category and 1 officer belongs to OBC category. In Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) was Group ‘B’ posts, 8 officers belong to SC category, 4 circulated amongst staff to do maximum official officers belong to ST category and 8 officers belong work in Hindi. to OBC category. In Group ‘C’ posts, 9 officials belong to SC category, 2 officials to ST category During the year, First Sub Committee of Committee and 12 officials to OBC category. of Parliament on Official Language has inspected 5 Subordinate and Attached offices of the Ministry. ALLOCATION OF BUDGET The Ministry has its own website which has been The total budget allocation (BE) for the Ministry made bilingual in Hindi and English and it is being for the year 2017-18 was ₹1,943.21 crores updated regularly. andthe revised budget allocation (RE) for 2017- 18 is ₹1,938.16 crore. For the year 2018-19, the Vigilance Cell proposed Budget Estimate (BE) is ₹2,196.35 crores, Vigilance Machinery during the period comprising of ₹2,138.31 crores for Revenue and (January, 2017 to December, 2017) functioned ₹58.04 crores for Capital. The details are given at in the Ministry under Director (Sports)/CVO, Annexure-II. Secretary (YA) and Secretary (Sports). PROGRESSIVE USE OF HINDI The CVO of the Ministry also acts as the Nodal Officer for the subordinate and autonomous The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has a organizations under the administrative control of Hindi section with sanctioned strength of one post this Ministry and the Vigilance cases relating to of Deputy Director (OL), one post of Assistant these organizations are routed to CVC with the Director (OL), two posts of Senior Translator, two recommendations of CVO, Ministry of Youth iii Affairs and Spor ts. The CVO provides necessary into the complaints of sexual harassment of women clarification to CVC in all such cases in consultation employees in the Ministry. No complaint has been with the concerned organization. Meetings held received by the Committee during 2017-18 in r/o by the CVC to review the old vigilance cases of main Secretariat of the Ministry. concerned organizations under this Ministry are attended by the CVO of the Ministry and the cases RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND PUBLIC are expedited as per direction of CVC. GRIEVANCES CELL During this period, 3 cases relating to All applications under Right to Information Act- CWG, 2010 have been closed and in some of the 2005 are received centrally in RTI Cell of this CWG cases final reports have been submitted Ministry which is manned by a Section Officer, to CVC. During the period, 5 complaints from coordinated by an Under Secretary. Applications other sources were received in Vigilance Cell from are forwarded to the concerned CPIOs for sending the Central Vigilance