 bill no  68 of  2007 the national commission for youth bill, 2007 byshri alok kumar mehta, mpa 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 fifty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the national commission for youth act, 2007(2) it extends to the whole of india (3) it shall come into force at oncedefinitions2  in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(i) "appropriate government" means the state government or the central government, as the case may be;5(ii) "commission" means the national commission for youth set up under section 3;(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-five years3 (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 chairman 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 chairman 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 functioningcentral government to povide officers and staff for the commission205 the commission shall perform the following functions:—functions of the commission(i) formulate a national policy for the overall development of youth in the country; (ii) 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) such other functions as may be assigned to it by the central government256 (1) the central government shall set up a fund to be known as the youth development fund to implement the provisions of this actyouth development fund(2) the central government and state governments shall contribute to the fund in such ratio as may be prescribed30power to make rules7 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the act 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 the country are facing so many problems this include, to name a few, 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 scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes (obcs) is even worse apart from all the problems mentioned above, they also have to face social ostracisationwe need to instill a sense of belonging among the youth by providing them all opportunities for their 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;alok kumar mehtaaugust 3, 2007 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 creation 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 frame 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 lok sabha————abillto provide for the setting up of a national commission for youth for their overall development and for matters connected therewith ————(shri alok kumar mehta, mp)mgipmrnd—3172ls(s-5)—20-08-2007