Bathinda, June 13
Finding the sponsored activities bringing about positive results to keep the youth away from drugs and helping in developing their personality, the Punjab government showered its largesse for the department of Youth Services and also set a target to enhance youth participation in extra-curricular activities with more focused approach, this year.
Following the guidelines of the government, the Department of Youth Services, Punjab, has revised the district-wise youth participation target. It is now double than in the previous year in different activities like youth leadership training camps, hiking, trekking and mountaineering, inter-state tour, teacher training camps and the cultural and youth exchange programmes.
All the activities (camps) would be held at Shimla and Manali from mid July to December, the officials of the department informed.
To cover the youngsters in the age-group of 13-35 years, the state government has reportedly increased the annual fund allocation for the camps/activities from Rs 31 lakh to Rs 91 lakh, this year.
Confirming the details, the Assistant Director, Youth Services, (Headquarters), Charanjit Singh said, "As the activities brought about amazingly positive results last year, the funds as well as the participation targets have been revised this year."
Issuing a revised target plan, the department has allotted 10 camps for youth leadership training programme to each district with seven seats in a camp, which include five camps for girls only.
With the equal participation of boys and girls, the camps have been divided into four categories-college students (two camps), students of class XI and XII (four camps), students of class IX and X (two camps) and non-student youth (two camps).
For another activity of the department- hiking, trekking and mountaineering- the department has given five camps to each district with nine seats in a camp. Further, each district has been given 50 seats for the inter-state tour programme. The cultural programme/youth thought exchange programme, one of the major components of the activities, will see the participation of 10 youngsters from each district.
Besides, each district has been given one camp of nine seats for teacher's training programme that is meant to hone the skills of teachers.
To ensure the participation of the youth belonging to the reserved categories, the Director, Youth Services, has clearly directed each district official that 25 per cent of the total participants should be from the SC/BC category.
Assistant Director, Youth Services (Bathinda), Kamajeet Singh Sidhu, when contacted, said, "The process to enroll the participants has been initiated and the response from the youth suggests that the department will surely achieve the revised targets."
Finding the sponsored activities bringing about positive results to keep the youth away from drugs and helping in developing their personality, the Punjab government showered its largesse for the department of Youth Services and also set a target to enhance youth participation in extra-curricular activities with more focused approach, this year.
Following the guidelines of the government, the Department of Youth Services, Punjab, has revised the district-wise youth participation target. It is now double than in the previous year in different activities like youth leadership training camps, hiking, trekking and mountaineering, inter-state tour, teacher training camps and the cultural and youth exchange programmes.
All the activities (camps) would be held at Shimla and Manali from mid July to December, the officials of the department informed.
To cover the youngsters in the age-group of 13-35 years, the state government has reportedly increased the annual fund allocation for the camps/activities from Rs 31 lakh to Rs 91 lakh, this year.
Confirming the details, the Assistant Director, Youth Services, (Headquarters), Charanjit Singh said, "As the activities brought about amazingly positive results last year, the funds as well as the participation targets have been revised this year."
Issuing a revised target plan, the department has allotted 10 camps for youth leadership training programme to each district with seven seats in a camp, which include five camps for girls only.
With the equal participation of boys and girls, the camps have been divided into four categories-college students (two camps), students of class XI and XII (four camps), students of class IX and X (two camps) and non-student youth (two camps).
For another activity of the department- hiking, trekking and mountaineering- the department has given five camps to each district with nine seats in a camp. Further, each district has been given 50 seats for the inter-state tour programme. The cultural programme/youth thought exchange programme, one of the major components of the activities, will see the participation of 10 youngsters from each district.
Besides, each district has been given one camp of nine seats for teacher's training programme that is meant to hone the skills of teachers.
To ensure the participation of the youth belonging to the reserved categories, the Director, Youth Services, has clearly directed each district official that 25 per cent of the total participants should be from the SC/BC category.
Assistant Director, Youth Services (Bathinda), Kamajeet Singh Sidhu, when contacted, said, "The process to enroll the participants has been initiated and the response from the youth suggests that the department will surely achieve the revised targets."
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