JAMMU: Secretary of Youth Services & Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, today chaired a meeting to review progress on registrations under Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat).
An initiative of the Government of India, this digital platform, launched by the Prime Minister during the culminating event of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on National Unity Day, aims to engage young individuals in volunteering programs and offer experiential learning opportunities across various sectors.
Director, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Special Secretaries, Programme Officer, National Service Scheme, Joint Directors, Youth Services and Sports among others attended the meeting.
The secretary took detailed feedback on the program from the field department and connected agencies. He exhorted upon them to conduct extensive campaigning in the Union Territory to ensure that youth are associated with the ambitious program of the government. He emphasized the capacity building of field functionaries to ensure maximum coverage of the eligible youth.
Sarmad Hafeez instructed for organizing training programs in both the divisions of the union territory, involving Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education Lecturers, Zonal Education Officers and District Sports Officers along with Resource Persons from the Nehru Yuva Kendra about MY Bharat. This shall facilitate a smooth rollout of registrations at the grassroots level, he added.
It was informed in the meeting that NSS, NYK and NCC have registered 21,058, 146,462 and 2369 youth on the portal respectively. Besides, other field departments have also registered 12,100 youths making up the total registrations of 181,989 youths.
The meeting highlighted challenges faced by the field functionaries during registrations and it was decided that all the agencies shall collaborate in ensuring the success of the program.
It was further suggested to effectively communicate the advantages of registration through vigorous campaigns at the school level to ensure the enrolment of eligible candidates.
