National Youth Award 2019-20

National Youth Award 2019-20

About National Youth Award 2019-20

National Youth Award is conferred on young men and women and voluntary organization every year in recognition of their outstanding work in the field of national development and social service. Submission will be start on 5th November, 2021 and the last date of submission will be 19th November, 2021

OBJECTIVES OF THE AWARD

* To motivate young persons (aged between 15 – 29 years) to achieve excellence in the field of national development or social service.

* To encourage young people to develop a sense of responsibility to the community and thus to improve their own personal potential as good citizens.

* To give recognition to the outstanding work done by voluntary organizations working with the youth for national development and / or social service.

DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD

* The award shall be given for identifiable excellent work for youth in different fields of development activities and social service such as health, research and innovation, culture, promotion of human rights, art and literature, tourism, traditional medicine, active citizenship, community service, sports and academic excellence & smart learning.

* The number of awards in individual category: up to 25

* The number of awards in Organisationcategory: up to 10

* Individual Award: Medal, Certificate & Rs. 1,00,000/-

* Award to Voluntary Youth Organizations: Medal, Certificate & Rs. 3,00,000/-

* The individuals will receive the award in their traditional attire.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

For Individual:

* He/She must be a citizen of India.

* He/She should be between the ages of 15 – 29 years as on 01.01.2021

* He/She should have done extra-ordinary identifiable social work.

* The award will be conferred once in a lifetime.

* Persons employed in any government service i.e. with the Central/State Governments, PSUs/Universities, Colleges/Schools, etc. are not eligible for the award

* Participant is to make sure that his/her MyGov profile is accurate and updated since Department of Youth Affairs would be using this for further communication. This includes details such as name, photo and phone number. Entries with incomplete profiles would not be considered.

For Organization:

* Be registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860 (Act XXII of 1860) for the last three years or under corresponding State Act and have proper constitution or Articles of Association;

* Have a properly constituted managing body with its powers and duties clearly defined in its constitution;

* Be in a position to secure involvement on a voluntary basis, of knowledgeable persons for furtherance of its programmes;

* Should be a non-profit organization;

* Should not have discriminated against any person or group of persons on the ground of sex, religion, caste or creed;

* Have rendered extra-ordinary service involving the Youth in the relevant field for at least three years;

* Have a good reputation among the local community/area; and

* Should not have been conferred with this award earlier.

Signature Image :

The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen. The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person. Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred). Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb. Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB.

CORRESPONDENCE

Any correspondence with participant will be done through an email provided by the participant at time of filling the application form. Organizers are not liable in case of email delivery failures. For any queries, please send mail at: npyadsection1[at]gmail[dot]com

For more details refer the Official Website

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