Tribal Youth Exchange Programme

07.11.2023

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WHY IN NEWS?

Recently, a youth delegation from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh who are attending the Tribal Youth Exchange Programme (TYEP) called on the President of India.

About the Tribal Youth Exchange Programme:

• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan organizes the Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the development of tribal youth with the support of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has been organizing Tribal Youth Exchange Programme since 2006 for the development and main stream of Tribal Youth in collaboration and financial support from Department of Left Wing Extremism (LWE), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
• During this financial year 2022-23, 26 Tribal Youth Exchange Programmes are being organized by NYKS across the country.
• The aim of this  programme is to sensitize tribal youth to the rich cultural heritage of India and to enable them to appreciate the concept of unity in diversity, expose them to development activities and industrial advancement and help emotional linkages with their peer groups in the country and enhance their self-esteem.
• The duration of each Tribal Youth exchange Programme is 7 days.
• 220 selected youth in the age group of 18-22 years are participating from Left Wing Extremist affected districts of Sukma and Rajnandgaon district.

Objectives

• To provide tribal youth from 30 selected districts in 7 states the opportunity to travel to 10 different parts of the country to learn about the cultural ethos, language, and lifestyles of the people, thereby illustrating the socioeconomic and cultural development process of unity in the diversity aspect of our national life.
• To expose tribal youth to the technological and industrial advancements that have taken place in different states of the country with a focus on various developmental activities, skill development, educational & employment opportunities available there.
• To sensitise the tribal youth about their rich traditional & cultural heritage and enable them to preserve it for future generations.
• To help the tribal youth develop emotional linkages with their peer groups in other parts of the country and enhance their self-esteem.
• To provide opportunities to the participants for interactions with the Hon’ble President of India, PM & CM, Governor & other VIPs, the local communities, Panchayati Raj Institutions and the youths affiliated with the NYKS Youth Clubs so as to understand development issues, seek guidance for their involvement in the process of development.
• To develop personality of the tribal youth by enhancing their understanding of Ten Core Life Skills, identify their skill development oriented training needs and fulfillment of their legitimate career aspirations through Employable Skills, Scheme of Government of India and State Govt and provide them necessary guidance and career counseling.
• To provide exposure to industry and Skill Development programmes which can facilitate the provision of employment to tribal youth.
• To provide literature on developmental schemes of the Centre & State pertaining to tribals.

About Tribes

• Tribes are a group of people having distinct language, culture, lifestyle and socio-economic conditions and are living in a specific geographical area.
• Normally, the tribes reside in interior forests, remote and inaccessible areas or in the outskirts of forests and hilly regions.
• According to Article 180 of the Constitution, the Scheduled Tribes are the tribes or tribal communities or part of groups within these tribes and tribal communities, which have been declared as such by the President through a public notification.
•  As per the 2011 Census, the Schedule Tribes account for 10.42 million representing 8.6 percent of the country's population.
• The tribes are characterized by distinct cultures, shyness of contact with other communities at large and economic backwardness.

Source: PIB