Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with 200
tribal youth under the Tribal Youth Exchange Program (TYEP) in the national
capital and appealed to them to play an important role in eradicating the idea
of Naxalism from the country as the ideology is against the development and
bright future.
During his interaction with the tribal youth, the Home
Minister said a lot of opportunities are available for people of tribal
community now, but Naxalism is creating hurdles in the way of a bright future
for the youth.
Shah said Left Wing Extremists and their ideology are
against the country’s development and bright future.
He said those who do not want mobile towers, roads and
other essential facilities in Left Wing Extremism-affected areas, are creating
hurdles in the way of a bright future for the youth.
The Minister said violence cannot provide jobs and
that it is necessary to join the mainstream of society for the development and
creation of basic infrastructure.
“It is the responsibility of the tribal youth to
neither move on the wrong path nor allow others to do so. Tribal youth should
tell everyone to come back home and inform them that the country is progressing
in every field and there are ample opportunities for the tribals in every
field,” Shah said.
He said birthplace is not important, but the work a
person has done in life is important, and that wealth, knowledge and respect
can only be achieved through hard work.
Shah mentioned it is a matter of pride that a tribal
woman, Droupadi Murmu, is the President of India, and added that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has decided to build 10 tribal museums across the country at a
cost of Rs 200 crore in the memory of the tribal freedom fighters, who
sacrificed everything in the country’s freedom struggle.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been running the TYEP
for the last 15 years. The programme is being run through Nehru Yuva Kendra
Sangathan (NYKS) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Under this programme, young men and women of the
tribal community from the interior areas most affected by Left Wing Extremism
(LWE) are taken on a tour to major cities and metros across the country.
The main objectives of this programme are promoting
the aspirations of the youth in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism,
countering the propaganda against the government being spread by Naxals,
informing the youth of tribal areas about the development activities and
industrial progress and to sensitize them about the rich cultural heritage of
India.
Deepening the confidence in the democratic system in
these areas, spreading awareness about major development and welfare schemes
among the youth of the tribal community and developing an emotional bond
between youth belonging to the tribal community and their peer groups in other
parts of the country are among other aims of the event.
In the Tribal Youth Exchange Programme, 25,880
youngsters from the tribal community participated from 2006-07 to 2022-23. Out
of these, 20,700 youth have participated in the last nine years from 2014-15 to
2022-23, and 10,200 youth participated in the last four years from 2019-20 to
2022-23.
This year 5,000 young men and women are participating
in TYEP. Earlier, 2,000 participants were taking art in this programme every
year, which was increased to 4,000 in August 2019 and further to 5,000
participants per year in 2022.
In this programme, constitutional authorities, senior
government officials, outstanding achievers in sports, industry, arts and other
role models are invited to interact with the youth.
Apart from this, industry exposure trips, activities
under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, speech competitions, skill development, career
guidance, exposure to sports events, visits to the camps of security forces,
and cultural programs are also organised.
Further, when these youngsters return to their native
places, a programme is organized whereby they share their experiences with
other youth and residents of their area.
Under TYEP, this year youth are being taken on a tour
to major cities and metros across the country in 25 groups. Each group will
have 200 young men and women from the interior areas most affected by Left Wing
Extremism.
Three groups are visiting the national capital New
Delhi this year. The first group is visiting Delhi from October 15- 21 and
includes 140 participants from Bijapur, Sukma, Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker,
Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon of Chhattisgarh and 60 participants from Balaghat,
Madhya Pradesh.
ANI
