22.1. Camps Conducted by the Ministry: The camps conducted by The Ministry are inter-university and inter-State in character and the entire expenditure including the payment of T.A./D.A. to the teacher participants is met by the Government of India. During this period, one Youth Leadership Training camp was held at Poona and an expenditure of Rs. 6,855 was incurred.
22.2. Camps Conducted by Universities: The camps conducted by the universities are of local nature and are intended to supplement and extend the Ministry's endeavours to cover those teachers who do not get the benefits of the training in the
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camps conducted by the Ministry. The Ministry extends grants-in-aid for the purpose covering 75% of the expenditure with a ceiling of Rs. 3,000 per camp. There is a budget provision of Rs. 27,000 during the current year (which has been reduced to Rs. 10,000 in the Revised Estimates). Of this, a sum of about Rs. 2,000 has already been spent and a few proposals are under consideration.
23. Campus Work Projects Scheme: The purpose of this scheme is to provide the much needed amenities like recreation halls-cum- audiforia, swimming pools, gymnasia, open-air-theatres, pavilions, small stadia and cinder tracks, etc. in the educational institutions. One of the conditions of grants for these projects is that the staff and students of the institution should offer skilled or unskilled labour to the extent of 5 per cent of the cost of the project and provide a further contribution equal to 25 per cent of the actual expenditure on the project. Out of a revised budget provision of Rs,. 2.25 lakh a sum of Rs. 1.40 lakh has been expended uptil February, 1968 for meeting the commitments of 27 old projects. A budget provision of Rs. 2.20 lakh has been made for 1968-69.
24. Labour and Social Service Camps: The object of such camps to inculcate a sense of diginity of manual' labour among students and other youth and to give them an opportunity of coining into contact with village life and participating in works of community development blocks, Each camper is expected to put in about four hours of Shramdan daily lasting 10 to 21 days in certain selected minor projects. Financial assistance is given to colleges and universities only. The holding of camps by the school children is the responsibility of the State Governments. Out of a budget provision of Rs. 1.25 lakh for the year 1967-68, a sum of Rs. 22,663 was sanctioned to universities and colleges for holding 16 Labour and Social Service Camps. Besides, a sum of Rs. 91,144 was adjusted towards the settlement of' accounts of old A.C.C. Labour and Social Service Camps. A budget provision of Rs. 1.25 lakh has been proposed for the year 1968-69.
25. National Service Scheme: The N.C.C. was made compulsory from August, 1963 for all students studying in colleges and universities in the wake of the national emergency in 1962. The Government of India is at present examining ways and means of introducing a national service scheme as part and parcel of the educational programme for university students. It has been decided that university students should compulsorily participate in any one of the three activities; N.C.C., Social Service and Sports and Games. The details of the scheme are being finalised.
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26. Financial Provisions: The following financial provisions have been made
Sl. Scheme Provision for 1967-68 B. E
No. original Revised for
1968-69
(Rupees in lakhs)
1. National Fitness Corps-Grants to
States Direct Expenditure (Non-Plan). 6.410 6.410 5.441
2. Lakshmibai College of Physical Educa-
tion, Gwalior 5.00 5.00 5.00
3. Natonal Physical Efficiency Drive 2.50 2.50 2.50
4. Grants-in-aid to Private Physical Edu-
cation Training Institutions 2.50 2.50 2.00
5. Promotion of Research in Special Bran
ches of Physical Education including
Yoga 1.50 1.25 1.30
6. Seminars on Physical Education 0.05 0.02 0.04
7. Central Advisory Board of Physical
Education and Recreation (Non-Plan) 0.085 0.085 0.085
8. Grants- to National Sports Federation 9.00 9.00 9.00
9. Grants to State Sports Councils
(a) Rural Sports Scheme
(b) Sports Talent Search Scholarship 4.00 1.20 3.70
Scheme, Coaching Camps, Sports
Equipment and other Development
Programme
10. National Institue of Sports and National
Coaching Scheme Plan 6.00 Nil 10.00
Non-Plan14.6014.0015.00
11. Construction of Stadia and Guest 1.75 1.50 1.75
Houses
12. National Sports Centre 3.00 2.50 2.00
Sports and Games (Non-Plan) 0.370 0.370 0.370
13. (a) Inter-University Youth Festival
1.20 0.05 0.50
(b) Inter-Collegiate Youth Festival
14. Grant to Indian Mountaineering Foun-
dation 0.15 0.75 0.50
15. Development of Mountaineering Grants
to Mountaineering Institutions 2.00 Nil Nil
16. Scouting and Guiding (Plan) 3.00 3.00 3.00
17. Youth Welfare Boards and Committees
(Plan) 0.30 0.30 0.30
18. Youth Leadership and Dramatic Training
Camps (By Ministry (Plan) 0.20 .. ..
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1 2 3 4 5
19. Youth Leadership and Dramatic Trai-
ning Camps (By Universities) (Plan) 0.27 0.10 0.10
20. National Fitness Corps (Plan) 11.00 4.00 4.00
21. Scouting and Guiding (Non-Plan) 0.100 0.100 0.100
22. National Fitness Corps (Non-Plan) 174.900 174.900 174.900
23. Campus Work Projects 3.25 2.25 2.20
24. National Service Scheme .. .. 100.00
25. Labour and Social Service Camps 1.25 1.25 1.25
26. Promotion of Research in Special
Branches of Physical Education
including Yoga 0.900 0.900 0.920