Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Anil Vij on Wednesday said that Youth Affairs would be made a separate department in Haryana and all necessary posts would be created for it.
He said that a new Youth Policy would be framed within one month to save the youth from drugs and other bad habits.
Vij was addressing the participants during the inaugural function of 21st State level Youth Festival organised by the Department at War Heros Memorial Stadium, Ambala Cantonment on Wednesday.
He said that there is a need to rejuvenate the Youth Affairs Department which is on the verge of shutting down due to ignorance of the previous government and also the posts of YCO would be included in the promotion cadre.
The Minister said that officers of the Department have been directed to identify specialists related to youth affairs and organize a meeting with them so that a better youth policy could be framed by incorporating suggestions of all.
Such policy would be prepared which will not only give positivity to youth power, but also other states would become keen to follow it. According to the need of youth, the youth policy would have all provisions of cultural events, social service, skill development, generation of employment opportunities etc. so that youth could adopt their field of choice and can contribute towards the upliftment of the society, said Vij.
He added that the cultural heritage of Haryana is very rich and it needs to be promoted.