Prioritise youth specific action points as per the policy directives of Odisha State Youth Policy (OSYP), directed Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi to the Sports and Youth Services Department while presiding over a task force meeting on implementation of OSYP here on Saturday.
Chief Secretary asked to identify the action points having maximum impact potential for youths and monitor those regularly. Development
Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Finance R Balakrishnan added that the general normal activities of the department should not be repeated in the action points.
The meeting reviewed the action taken in the matters of the policy directives like active citizen engagement, internship programme under Biju Sashaktikaran Yojana, assistance to youth clubs, promotion of adventure sports, organization of youth festivals at State and district level, construction of 314 mini stadiums at blocks, setting up of the State institute of youth development, self defence training, age appropriate life skill education, students advisory bureau, conversion of employment exchanges to career counseling centers, quality audit of recognized universities, provision of scholarship to girl students for pursuing technical education, coaching and training centers for ST and SC youths, starting of short term certificate courses through accredited engineering and management colleges, disaster management training, migrant support centers, Mission Yuva Shakti, functioning of Kala Sanskruti Sanghs at State, district and block levels, providing livelihood support to youths through eco-tourism, prevention of substance abuse, setting up of micro business centers, promotion of young professional programme, creation of Odisha youth innovation fund, construction of 12 working women’s hostels in different parts of the State, outreach activities for improving health and nutrition of adolescent girls, support for secondary education/vocation training and higher education.