Kathua: Youth invited to join NYK as volunteers under National Youth Corps scheme

 KATHUA, February 24: Jammu and Kashmir Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Sangathan has invited young persons, between the 18 to 29 year age as on 1st April 2023, for engagement as national youth volunteers on honorarium basis in Kathua district under National Youth Corps scheme.

These young people will be deployed to channelize their energies and capabilities towards nation building by organizing them into volunteer groups. They will be entrusted with the task of organizing campaigns/awareness programmes about health, literacy, sanitation and other social issues and may also be called upon to assist the administration during emergency or implementation of various programmes.

Under the scheme, candidates possessing a 10th pass certificate will be eligible to apply. However no regular student can apply for NYC volunteership. The deployed volunteers will be paid an honorarium of Rs. 5000 per month. “This is neither a paid employment nor confers any legal right to claim employment with the government” NYK said.

Interested youth can visit the department’s website: nyks.nic.in for further details of the scheme, application proforma.

The Hard copy of the submitted application along with Document proof should be submitted in the office of District Youth Officer, Nehru Yuva Kendra Kathua, Near RMC Hr Sec School, Patel Nagar, Kathua.

For any queries, Youth may also contact District Youth Officer Udhampur at 9906249020 to take queries of Jammu division applicants.