Write short note: The youth policy of the Government of India

Answer: The National Youth Policy aims at the all-round development of the youth so that they can contribute to nation-building.

• The Government of India announced its first National Youth Policy in 1988, a revised National Youth Policy in 2003 and a new National Youth Policy in 2014, which treats persons in the age group 15 to 29 as youth.
• Its aims include good education, skill development and employment, health and fitness, sports, and promotion of social values and national integration.
• It encourages the participation of youth in community service and governance through bodies like the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and the National Service Scheme.
• 12 January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, is observed as National Youth Day.