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levels .The primary level is at Grama Panchayat/ Municipality/ Corporation level. The second phase is at Block level. The
third level is at District level and the fourth is at State level. The winners of district level and state level Keralotsavam are
given prize money in addition to the certificates. About 15 lakh youths are participating in this festival every year. During the
report year Keralotsavam was held at Thiruvananthapuram district from 2011 January2nd to 5th.About 5000 youngsters
participated in the mega programme. The winners of the state level Keralotsavam programme were selected to participate in
the 16th national youth festival held in Rajasthan from 12th to 16th of January 2011.
12.96 Board has launched the Yuvasakthi project to involve the rural and urban youth for its developmental activities through
the panchayathraj and nagarapalika system. The project has started in 978 grama panchayaths, 60 municipalities and 5 corporations
of Kerala. A state level training for the panchayath youth co-ordinators were conducted. Various self employment
trainings, agricultural club activities, awareness programmes etc. are continuing under the scheme. Youth coordinators are
appointed for coordinating the day to day activities of the youth centres and conducting various activities in the youth centres.
12.97As part of the yuvasakthi project,a new project viz;Yuvakarmasena has started functioning. The main objective of the
scheme is to channelize youth resource for rural development. This sena was formed in all districts through district youth
centres which provide the youth groups training on disaster management, first aid application, community work etc. to extend
voluntary service in periods of emergency .As part of 100 days programmes of Govt., Yuvakarmasena regional training
camps were conducted at Kozhikkode and Kottayam.
12.98 For encouraging spirit of adventure among youth, training in various adventure sports like trekking, paragliding etc are
conducted. Financial assistance to adventure clubs for conducting adventure activities was also provided.
12.99 The youth clubs play a vital role in organizing and implementing various environment awareness programmes, social
forestry programmes and formation of nature clubs at local levels. Board has formulated several awareness building programmes
such as seminars, workshops and publicity through media against substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, social evils like
dowry, child marriage, gender injustice etc.
12.100 Kerala State Youth Welfare Board has given financial assistance to youth clubs. The scheme provides training to
unemployed youth for promoting self employment in the areas like DTP, mobile phone servicing, computerized financial accounting,
auto driving, electrical and electronic equipment maintenance, agriculture production, processing marketing etc.
The expenditure on training cost of materials and trainers cost are met by the Board. During 2010-11 an amount of `25.79
lakh was utilized under the scheme. District wise details of financial assistance to youth clubs for conducting self employment
training are given in Table12.10
Table 12.10
District wise Details of Financial Assistance to Youth Clubs during 2010-11
Sl. No. District Number of Clubs allotted
Financial Assistance
Sanctioned Amount
(`. lakh)
1 Thiruvananthapuram 20 3.44
2 Kollam 20 1.97
3 Pathanamthitta 18 1.111 1.47
4 Alappuzha 17 1.88
5 Kottayam 33 1.65
6 Idukki 15 1.65
7 Ernakulam 11 1.17
8 Thrissur 19 2.23
9 Palakkad 13 2.97
10 Malappuram 18 1.67
11 Kozhikode 16 2.24
12 Wayanad 16 1.60
13 Kannur 18 1.25
14 Kasargod 10 0.60
Total 244 25.79
Source: Kerala State Youth Welfare Board
Kerala State Planning Board