Parliament Question: Nehru Yuva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh

Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Youth Affairs LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 Nehru Yuva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh

3826. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to

state:

(a) the details of the list of Nehru Yuva Kendras (NYKs) functioning across Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and in Eluru District;

(b) the details of initiatives proposed, sanctioned and presently being implemented through NYKs in said State, district-wise, including the said district;

(c) the details of the total funds allocated, released and utilised by NYKs during the last five years and the current year along with the number of vacancies in NYKs in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise, including in Eluru District;

(d) the total number of beneficiaries of various initiatives undertaken by NYKs across the said State during the said period, district-wise including the said district; and

(e) whether the Government has conducted any proportional campaigns to raise awareness regarding the importance of NYKs for Indian youth, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

(a) At present, 13 Mera Yuva Bharat Kendras (erstwhile Nehru Yuva Kendras) are functioning in the State of Andhra Pradesh, including Page 1 of 6one Kendra in Eluru district. The list of these Kendras is placed at Annexure-1.

(b) MY Bharat through its field offices conducts various types of programmes such as Core Programmes, Special Programmes and programmes in collaboration with other Ministries/Departments in districts. The district wise details of MY Bharat programmes sanctioned during the current FY 2025-26 in the State of Andhra Pradesh including the Eluru District is placed at Annexure – 2.

(c) The details of total funds allocated, released and utilized by MY Bharat (erstwhile NYKS) during the last 5 years and current year along with the number of vacancies as on date in MY Bharat in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise, including the Eluru District is placed at Annexure -3.

(d) The number of beneficiaries of various MY Bharat programmes and Schemes in the State of Andhra Pradesh including the Eluru District for the last 5 years is placed at Annexure-4.

(e) Yes, awareness about the role and importance of MY Bharat Kendras is raised through various youth-oriented programmes, campaigns and outreach activities organized across the country ***** Page 2 of 6ANNEXURE-1 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3826 FOR 16.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR REGARDING NEHRU YUVA KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

Details of Nehru Yuva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh: i. State Office, MY Bharat, Andhra Pradesh (Guntur) ii. District MY Bharat Kendras:

1. MY Bharat Kendra, Guntur

2. MY Bharat Kendra,Kadapa

3. MY Bharat Kendra, Srikakulam

4. MY Bharat Kendra, Dist. NTR (Vijayawada is Hqrs of NTR Dist.)

5. MY Bharat Kendra,Visakhapatnam

6. MY Bharat Kendra,Vizianagaram

7. MY Bharat Kendra,Ongole (Prakasam)

8. MY Bharat Kendra, Kurnool

9. MY Bharat Kendra, West Godavari (Eluru)

10. MY Bharat Kendra, Chittoor

11. MY Bharat Kendra, East Godavari (Kakinada)

12. MY Bharat Kendra, Nellore

13. MY Bharat Kendra,Ananthapur Page 3 of 6ANNEXURE-2 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3826 FOR 16.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR REGARDING NEHRU YUVA KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH The district wise details of MY Bharat programmes sanctioned during the current FY 2025-26 in the State of Andhra Pradesh including the Eluru District:

S. N District Programme Name of Programmes Type

1. Anantapur, Chittoor, Kakanida, Core Cluster of Block Sports Meet Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Programme Distribution of Sports Kits Nellore, NTR, Prakasham District Level Sports Meet

(Ongole), Srikakulam, Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Vishakhapatnam, MY Bharat Yuva Mandal Vikas Vizianagaram, Eluru, Abhiyan Observance of Days of National Non-MY Bharat Districts: & International Importance Alluri Sitharama Raju, Sardar@150- District Level Anakapalli, Annamayya, Padyatra Bapatla, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Voters' Day 2026 Konaseema, East Godavari, Padyatra Krishna, Nandyal, Palnadu, Workshops on Flagship Parvathipuram Manyam, Sri Schemes Sathya Sai, Tirupati, West Godawari (Bhimavaram)

2. Chittoor, Kakinada, Nellore, Core Inter District Youth Exchange Srikakulam Programme Programme (IDYEP)

3. Chittoor, Guntur, NTR, Core Inter State Youth Exchange Visakhapatnam Programme Programme (ISYEP)

4. Visakhapatnam Tribal Youth Exchange Project in Programme Collabration

5. Chittoor Kashmiri Youth Exchange with MHA Programme Page 4 of 6ANNEXURE-3 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3826 FOR 16.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR REGARDING NEHRU YUVA KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH Details of total funds allocated, released and utilized by MY Bharat (erstwhile NYKS):

NYKS Scheme (in ₹ Crore) Year To MY Bharat( Pan India) In Andhra Pradesh Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure 2020-21 267.75 301.50 5.59 6.29 2021-22 365.00 321.08 7.62 6.70 2022-23 356.44 337.46 7.44 7.04 2023-24 379.54 334.26 7.92 6.97 2024-25 410.47 339.95 8.57 7.09 2025-26 423.00 329.90 8.83 6.88 Expenditure reported for Current Financial Year i.e. 2025-26 is till 09.03.2026.

Expenditure reported also includes expenditure made against the revalidated balances of previous year. Expenditure reported for FY 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is provisional and unaudited.

The figures reported above, includes allocation made and expenditure incurred for meeting programmes cost, employee cost and other administrative cost.

The District Wise Vacancies in Mera Yuva Bharat (erstwhile NYKs) in Andhra Pradesh Sl. District Sanctioned Number of Vacancies N1o . Anantapur STRE3N TH 2 NO. OF VACANCIES 2 Chittoor 3 1 3 Guntur 3 1 4 Kadapa 3 3 5 Kakinada (East 3 3 6 GKoridshavnaar Vi) ijaywada 3 2 7 Kurnool 3 2 8 Nellore 3 1 9 Prakasham (Ongole) 3 3 10 Srikakulam 3 1 11 Vishakhapatnam 3 0 12 Vizianagaram 3 2 13 West Godavari ( Eluru 3 3 ) Page 5 of 6ANNEXURE-4 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (d) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3826 FOR 16.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR REGARDING NEHRU YUVA KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH The Number of beneficiaries in Programmes & Activities organized by MY Bharat in Andhra Pradesh Districts during last 5 years (2020-21 to 2024-25) S.N. Name of Total Noumber of beneficiaries District 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Ananthapur 53,485 1,01,099 25,267 1,09,291 20,433 2 Chittoor 54,169 1,12,259 23,336 98,645 20,988 3 Kakinada 29,011 98,999 22,908 75,937 21,767 4 Guntur 54,871 98,860 21,169 1,11,308 20,559 5 Kadapa 49,806 1,10,119 23,203 1,03,602 20,900 6 NTR 50,857 1,20,076 21,323 1,19,875 23,348 7 Kurnool 55,992 1,14,122 16,812 89,805 17,704 8 Nellore 53,759 1,04,138 18,649 1,15,918 19,403 9 Prakasham 41,191 1,22,412 19,670 1,08,955 22,385 10 (SOrinkgaokluel)a m 56,599 1,01,641 21,138 1,00,768 20,121 11 Visakhapatnam 58,777 97,599 23,550 1,20,888 23,584 12 Vizianagaram 38,643 1,07,682 20,939 93,335 20,353 13 Eluru 51,083 85,214 22,044 72,341 18,910 14 West Godavari * 1,788 52,647 16,197 15 Krishna 3,167 62,326 15,390 16 Sri Satya Sai 1,811 57,713 15,868 17 Tirupathi 2,547 55,409 13,881 18 East Godavari 2,108 61,630 14,909 19 Annamayya 2,307 69,344 15,427 20 Konaseema 1,877 59,453 14,318 21 Palnadu 2,161 53,899 13,986 22 Nandyala 2,008 60,530 11,736 23 Bapatla 3,164 66,653 11,115 24 Parvathipuram 2,089 62,903 13,266 25 MAnaankaaypmal li 2,458 56,556 16,325 26 A.S.R 2,572 73,930 16,329 * The programmes were not allotted to these districts ***** Page 6 of 6