Origin Nehru Yuva Kendras were established in the year 1972 with the objective of providing rural youth avenues to take part in the process of nation building as well providing opportunities for the development of their personality and skills. In the year 1987-88, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was set up as an autonomous organization under the Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, to oversee working of these Kendras. NYKS is the largest grassroots level youth organization; one of its kind in the world. It channelizes the power of youth on the principles of voluntarism, self-help and community participation. In 2106, it was merged into a new ‘umbrella’ Scheme called “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)” and later subsumed into MY Bharat. NYKS/MY Bharat currently has about 8.5 million youth enrolled through 3.01 lakh Youth Clubs/Mahila Mandals. Nehru Yuva Kendras functions in as many as 623 districts of the country. Further, in order to manage, administer and run the 623 district based Nehru Yuva Kendras, Zonal Offices in 29 States of India have been established by NYKS. The NYKS has its head office in New Delhi. Objectives The principal objective of NYKS is to mobilize, motivate, organize rural youth of the country and enhance their capacities to develop democratic institutional mechanisms in the form of village based Youth Clubs, empower them to become productive and responsible citizens, assume local leadership to act as active partners in the process of community development and nation building activities with the spirit of equity and voluntarism. Programmes and activities of NYKS (My Bharat) The Programs and activities carried out by NYKS under the auspices of MY Bharat can be broadly classified in the following three categories: Core Programs implemented by NYKS, with its own budgetary resources (Block grants released by the Department of Youth Affairs). Projects in collaboration and funding from other Ministries for Youth Development and Empowerment. Other Important Special Programmes/ Activities. Core Programmes National Youth Parliament Festival ( Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament)- The Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament 2025 was more than a programme—it was a transformative movement. The ideas, discussions, and resolutions generated during the event echoed beyond the Central Hall of Parliament, laying the foundation for a new era of youth-led engagement in national development. Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) (National Youth Festival ) - National Youth Festival, India's annual vibrant gathering, ignites the spirit of youth across 28 states and 8 UTs. Source : Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan