The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has invited 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 organisations 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: Individual Category and Organisation Category.
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The number of awards given each year would ordinarily not exceed 20 for the individual category and five for the organisation category. It may, however, vary at the discretion of the sanctioning authority in deserving cases.
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The award to individuals will comprise a medal, a certificate, and an award money of Rs 1,00,000. Award to voluntary youth organisations will comprise a medal, a certificate, and an award money of Rs 300,000.
Nominations for NYA 2024 have been invited online through the portal https://awards.gov.in. The last date for submission of the application is being extended to 30th September, 2025. The detailed guidelines and eligibility criteria are available on the portal.
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