 bill no 5 of  2013 the  national  commission for  youth  bill,  2013 by shri bhausaheb r wakchaure, mp a billto provide for the setting up of a national commission for youth for their overall development and for matters connected therewithbe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the national commission for youth act, 2013 (2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(i) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(ii) "commission" means the national commission for youth set up under section 3;5(iii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (iv) "youth" means any person who has attained the age of eighteen years but is not above the age of forty years 3 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, set up a national commission for youth10national commission for youth(2) the commission shall consist of:—(i) a chairperson having special knowledge in the field of youth affairs, to be appointed by the central government; and(ii) such number of other members having such qualification as may be prescribed15(3) the conditions of service, salaries and allowances of chairperson and other members of the commission shall be such as may be prescribed4 the central government shall make available such number of officers and staff including experts to the commission as may be required for its efficient functioningcentral government to provide officers and staff for the commission205 the commission shall—functions of the commission(i) formulate a national policy for the overall development of youth in the country;25(ii) perform such functions in regard to formulation and implementation of schemes for the welfare of youth as may be assigned to it by the appropriate government; and(iii) undertake such other functions as may be assigned to it by the central government 6 (1) the central government shall constitute a fund to be known as the youth development fund to implement the provisions of this actyouth development fund30(2) the central government and the state governments shall contribute to the fund in such ratio as may be prescribedpower to make rules7 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the act35 40(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonseven after six decades of independence, no clear-cut policy for the overall development of youth has been formulated in our country so far today, youth of our country are facing many problems this include, problems relating to education, poverty, nutrition, self-employment, vocational training, health, etc there is no institutional mechanism to harness their potential and channelise their energy for the betterment of the country there is no proper planning for comprehensive development of the youth the plight of youth belonging to the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other backward classes (obcs) is even worse apart from all the problems mentioned above, youth belonging to these categories also have to face social ostracisationwe need to instill a sense of belonging among the youth by providing them all opportunities for their all-round development so that they can contribute to the progress of the country to their full potential the facilities should be provided as a matter of right and not as privilege employment should be guaranteed to the youth the youth should be linked directly with the production process the disparities between the rural and urban youth should be eliminated in a phased manner steps taken in this direction will not only uplift the conditions of the youth but will also create a better society leading to a civilized and strong nation a comprehensive youth policy through the national commission for youth, for their all-round development is, therefore, need of the hourthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectivesnew delhi;bhausaheb r wakchaurenovember 15, 2012 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for the setting up of a national commission for youthclause 4 provides that the central government shall make available necessary officers and staff for the efficient functioning of the commission clause 6 provides for constitution of a youth development fund the bill, therefore, if enacted, is likely to involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees two hundred fifty crore will be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the setting up of a national commission for youth for their overall development and for matters connected therewith————(shri bhausaheb r wakchaure, mp)gmgipmrnd—4614ls(s3)—08-02-2013