YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Recently the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Youth Services & Sports, reviewed the Capex plan, Sports Department’s development initiatives.
He advocated for enhancement of wages for National Youth Corps (NYCs) volunteers, acknowledging their critical contribution towards promoting sports and youth development at the grassroots level. “NYCs are the backbone of our field level implementation. It is imperative that their services are recognized through better remuneration and support,” he asserted.
He directed the department to conduct regular performance audits and field visits to monitor on ground impact. He assured all necessary support from the government to create an enabling ecosystem for sports and youth empowerment.
The meeting also discussed the directions and the budget announcements and called for devising a mechanism for early completion of these besides the recommendations being projected by the Legislators as well.
Apart from the budget review, the meeting also discussed the issue of Rehbar-e-Khel, hike in the honorarium of NYCs besides appointment of outstanding sports persons.
The meeting also discussed projects like Khel Gaon Youth Hostels, state of art cricket academies, major indoor sports, sports projects in the border, rural and tribal areas and the projects under peace and developmental initiatives as well.
