Samprati Motghare
IIM graduate, Batch of 2014
Rabindranath Tagore once said, ‘Age considers; youth ventures’. The essence of the thought is that while the old and experienced put their wisdom to design the path of growth, it is the youth with all their exuberance venture on it and reach the goal. The role of the State then becomes to empower the youth with all possible knowledge and expertise, so that it can excel in nation building.
In this context, the steps taken by West Bengal government are commendable.
Computer education
900 computer training institutes have been started in collaboration with private entities with an aim to train students and youth in computers, so that they can excel in competitive examinations.
Promoting sport
To enable different clubs, schools and other sports organizations to buy sports equipment, financial assistance worth Rs 2 Lakh has been provided to each of the 341 blocks, 118 municipalities and 3 notified areas. This grant is apart from Rs 5 lakh given to each of the 5 municipal corporations and Rs 2 Lakh each to 15 Boroughs under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Financial assistance in the range of Rs 25,000- 50,000 has been provided for the first time ever to 9,631 Middle and Higher Secondary schools, 499 colleges and 11 universities. Rs 23 crore has been sanctioned to build more than 1100 multipurpose gymnasiums across the state.
Infrastructure for youth affairs
17 new youth hostels have been renovated and upgraded across the state. Rs 76 crore has been invested in building 16 new youth hostels, apart from Rs 16 crore being spent on renovation and modernization of State Youth Centre in Moulali and Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan, so as to make them world class youth centre.
Community development centres
Community development centres are being constructed in each of the 18 marginalised villages of Jhargram sub-division in West Medinipur. The aim of these centres is to provide a platform to hold cultural programmes, run anganwadi centres and mid0day meal centres.
Chatra-Yuva utsav
Around 1 lakh people witnessed the opening ceremony of Chatra-Yuva utsav at Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan. This festival is aimed at involving youth and students to remember the traditional lineage of cultural activities in Bengal.
Jangalmahal
As this region was neglected for many decades, the new government in past 34 months has started a lot of initiatives to bring back the youth in the path of nation building. Some of the notable steps are construction of recreation complexes, gymnasiums, distribution of sports equipment, setting up vocational training centres, motor driving schools, development of play grounds, organizing Chatra-Yuva utsav and providing financial assistance to various sports clubs, youth organizations and other establishments.
Encouragement for adventure sports and mountaineering
The West Bengal Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has taken up many steps to encourage youth of the state to scale new heights. This includes financial assistance to individuals and organizations in activities like mountaineering, coastal trekking and cycle expeditions. A new award, i.e. Radhanath Sikdar – Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award has been constituted under this programme for awarding budding talent in these fields.
It is a testimony to the efforts of this government in mobilizing and encouraging youth to come forward and take up difficult tasks that after 2011, 6 mountaineers belonging to West Bengal have completed expedition to Mount Everest as compared to only 4 since independence to 2011. This has been possible because of the financial assistance Rs 6 lakh each to these mountaineers. To continue this encouragement, Rs 5 lakh each has been given to 9 more mountaineers in 2014.
It is because of these steps that one can be rest assured that now the youth is bound to be prosperous in the hands of this new government.
IIM graduate, Batch of 2014
Rabindranath Tagore once said, ‘Age considers; youth ventures’. The essence of the thought is that while the old and experienced put their wisdom to design the path of growth, it is the youth with all their exuberance venture on it and reach the goal. The role of the State then becomes to empower the youth with all possible knowledge and expertise, so that it can excel in nation building.
In this context, the steps taken by West Bengal government are commendable.
Computer education
900 computer training institutes have been started in collaboration with private entities with an aim to train students and youth in computers, so that they can excel in competitive examinations.
Promoting sport
To enable different clubs, schools and other sports organizations to buy sports equipment, financial assistance worth Rs 2 Lakh has been provided to each of the 341 blocks, 118 municipalities and 3 notified areas. This grant is apart from Rs 5 lakh given to each of the 5 municipal corporations and Rs 2 Lakh each to 15 Boroughs under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Financial assistance in the range of Rs 25,000- 50,000 has been provided for the first time ever to 9,631 Middle and Higher Secondary schools, 499 colleges and 11 universities. Rs 23 crore has been sanctioned to build more than 1100 multipurpose gymnasiums across the state.
Infrastructure for youth affairs
17 new youth hostels have been renovated and upgraded across the state. Rs 76 crore has been invested in building 16 new youth hostels, apart from Rs 16 crore being spent on renovation and modernization of State Youth Centre in Moulali and Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan, so as to make them world class youth centre.
Community development centres
Community development centres are being constructed in each of the 18 marginalised villages of Jhargram sub-division in West Medinipur. The aim of these centres is to provide a platform to hold cultural programmes, run anganwadi centres and mid0day meal centres.
Chatra-Yuva utsav
Around 1 lakh people witnessed the opening ceremony of Chatra-Yuva utsav at Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan. This festival is aimed at involving youth and students to remember the traditional lineage of cultural activities in Bengal.
Jangalmahal
As this region was neglected for many decades, the new government in past 34 months has started a lot of initiatives to bring back the youth in the path of nation building. Some of the notable steps are construction of recreation complexes, gymnasiums, distribution of sports equipment, setting up vocational training centres, motor driving schools, development of play grounds, organizing Chatra-Yuva utsav and providing financial assistance to various sports clubs, youth organizations and other establishments.
Encouragement for adventure sports and mountaineering
The West Bengal Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has taken up many steps to encourage youth of the state to scale new heights. This includes financial assistance to individuals and organizations in activities like mountaineering, coastal trekking and cycle expeditions. A new award, i.e. Radhanath Sikdar – Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award has been constituted under this programme for awarding budding talent in these fields.
It is a testimony to the efforts of this government in mobilizing and encouraging youth to come forward and take up difficult tasks that after 2011, 6 mountaineers belonging to West Bengal have completed expedition to Mount Everest as compared to only 4 since independence to 2011. This has been possible because of the financial assistance Rs 6 lakh each to these mountaineers. To continue this encouragement, Rs 5 lakh each has been given to 9 more mountaineers in 2014.
It is because of these steps that one can be rest assured that now the youth is bound to be prosperous in the hands of this new government.
