The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is accepting nominations for the National Youth Award (NYA) 2024 until September 30, 2025. The award aims to motivate young individuals (aged 15-29) and voluntary organizations to excel in national development and social service, fostering a sense of community responsibility and recognizing outstanding contributions. The awards are typically presented during the National Youth Festival. Up to 20 individual awards (₹1,00,000, a medal, and a certificate) and 5 organizational awards (₹3,00,000, a medal, and a certificate) may be conferred, although the final number is at the discretion of the sanctioning authority. Nominations must be submitted online via https://awards.gov.in. The award recognizes excellent work in fields such as health, research and innovation, culture, promotion of human rights, art and literature, tourism, traditional medicine, active citizenship, community service, sports, academic excellence, and smart learning. Detailed guidelines and eligibility criteria are available on the awards portal.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for youth affairs and sports.
National Youth Award 2024: An award given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to motivate young persons and organizations for excellence in national development or social service.
National Youth Festival: An annual event during which the National Youth Awards are conferred.
NYA 2024: Abbreviated form of National Youth Award 2024.
https:awards.gov.in: The online portal for submitting nominations for the National Youth Award 2024.
Rini Choudhury: Individual mentioned in the context of the release.
Anjelina Alexander: Individual mentioned in the context of the release.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports invites nominations
for National Youth Award 2024
Nominations to be submitted online by 30th
September, 2025
Posted On: 25 AUG 2025 1:44PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, invites nominations for the National Youth Award
(NYA) 2024. The Award aims 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; and to give
recognition to the outstanding work done by voluntary organizations working with the youth for national
development and/or social service.
The National Youth Awards are conferred usually during the National Youth Festival. The award is given in
two categories:
1. Individual Category
2. Organisation Category
The number of awards given each year would ordinarily not exceed 20 for individual category and five for
organization category. It may, however, vary at the discretion of the sanctioning authority in deserving case.
Award to individuals will comprise a medal, a certificate and award money of ₹1,00,000/-. Award to
voluntary youth organizations will comprise a medal, a certificate and award money of ₹3,00,000/-.
Nominations for NYA 2024 have been invited online through the portal https://awards.gov.in. Last date for
submission of application is being extended to 30th September, 2025. The detailed guidelines and eligibility
criteria are available on the portal.
Individuals/organisations who have shown 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, and smart learning are encouraged to submit their nominations by 30th September,
2025 only through the awards portal https://awards.gov.in.
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Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander
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