1

OUR VISION FOR THE YOUTH

According to census of 2011, there are 232 million young population in India

between the age of 15 to 24.. It is extremely important for any government and

the society at large to engage and channelize youth energy in a positive,

constructive manner to reap the benefits of demographic dividend.

Congress ruled MCD would have special programmes for the

youth of Delhi; creating better opportunities for employment,

and proactively engaging them to participate in the task of

making Delhi a better place.

Ajeevika Suraksha aur Samvedana Vibhag

(Livelihood Security & Compassion Department)

A separate department will be established dedicated to creating and improving

life opportunities for youth, especially for the marginalized sections of the

society. These programmes will be centered on counseling, skill training and

employment; and will be conducted through Youth Welfare Centers. These

centers will be established in 1701 MCD school premises after school hours for

ensuring maximum utilization of space and facilities.

2

I. Training

1. Life Skill Development programmes and workshops for

school drop-outs

There is increasing rate of juvenile crimes in Delhi. To counter that, it’s

imperative to focus our attention to young adults and keep them

positively engaged. MCDs will conduct special programmes and

workshops for school drop-outs in every ward, using MCD school

premises after school hours. These programmes will focus on

development of positive attitude, confidence building measures,

communication skill, integration with community and society at large;

gender sensitization and counseling.

2. Skill Development and and Skill Enhancement Centres for

youth

Courses will be structured in different types and categories of vocational

subjects keeping in mind the employability and the demands of the job

market. From computer training and data entry operators to utility

services like plumbing, electricians, mobile repair, security guards,

housekeeping etc, the aim will be to train professional service providers

and to fulfill the demand and supply gap in different sectors in the job

market. People who already have basic training in some area could also

enhance their skills and get specialized training in these centres.

These centres will be established in all the wards

Special workshops and programs for skill development during

school vacations

There will be centres for differently-abled children and youth

3

II. Career Counseling for Youth and Special Counseling

for School Drop-outs

There will be a special counseling cell in each ward comprising of

professional counselors

Career counseling service will be provided to every youth in a ward

irrespective of his/ her economic and social background

Special Counseling will be given to school drop-outs with the aim to

bring them back into formal education system if possible, else to guide

them towards learning some skill that would equip them with professional

training to earn their livelihood.

4

III. Employment Generation

Promising jobs to youth were major poll planks of both BJP and

Aam Admi Party. While employment generation remains the

most important issue for the youth today, the BJP government at

the centre and AAP government in Delhi failed miserably to

keep up to their pre-poll promises.

BJP in its 2014 manifesto had promised 2 crores jobs a year. According

to the figures of labour ministry, in the first two years of BJP

government, only 4.4 lakhs new jobs were created as against the

promised 4 crores in the same period.

AAP promised 25 lakhs jobs in 5 years, which means 5lacs per year. RTI

reveals that whereas the registration in Delhi Employment Exchange in

2015 and 2016 (till 18th Oct 2016) was 1,84,940 (One Lakh Eighty Four

Thousand and Nine Forty), employments given were a meager 274 as

against promised figure of 10 lakhs in 2 years.

Congress rules MCDs will be committed to create job

opportunities for the youth in Delhi .

1.Skill Exchange Centres will be established in every ward

Each centre will be responsible for categorization of skilled, semi-skilled

and even unskilled service providers working in the informal sector.

Categorization will be according to the profession.

There will be assessment of the skills within each category

After being trained; or already trained youth with a specialized set of

skills-whether a tutor, or an electrician or plumber, can register with these

centres

5

The Residents of the ward can avail the services of these

people by paying a service fee of Rs. 20/- to the centre of

their ward (in addition to the professional fee paid to the

service provider).

The centre will act as an interface between the service

provider and the end users, which would be beneficial to

all, as the residents will have a reliable and easily accessible pool of

skilled professionals to cater to their various needs.

This will also ensure safety and security for the residents of the area as

the service providers will be local and registered

For efficient management, these programmes will be conducted through

specialized NGOs, using PPP model.

CSR funds will be sought for implementation of these programmes

6

2.Corporate Recruitment and Job ‘Fairs’

Congress ruled MCDs will tie up with private industries and corporate

sectors for recruitment

Annual Job Fairs will be organized

All the three MCDs will develop and maintain websites listing all

categories of service providers in each ward, and would facilitate and

encourage online recruitment

IV. One Ward One Idea

An initiative to positively engage youth with their area, and society. The

idea is to encourage youth to present their solutions for a problem in their

ward. The best solutions will be compiled annually and implemented. This

will promote a culture of actively engaging youth in the process of

grassroots governance, and also to empower them by becoming solution

providers.

V. The Councilor Internship Program

To give a first-hand experience of governance to the youth, INC ruled MCD

would offer internship to students with MCD councilors.

7

VI. Health & Recreation

Setting up open air gym and separate playing areas in MCD parks

Setting up badminton and volleyball courts with floodlight facilities

Modernise Ambedkar stadium and start ‘Come and Play’ scheme to

promote the use of facilities.

Football and Cricket coaching camps will be organized in the MCD

school premises

Artistically inclined young people would be encouraged to hold cultural

programmes in their local community centres. A special fund for

providing assistance is to be created for that.

To encourage the habit of reading, community libraries through book

donations will be created in MCD school premises

One Ward, One Idea' initiative to encourage youth to present their

solutions for the problems in with the citizens to develop solutions and in

turn the citizens become empowered to become solution providers.