Selection Criteria

While screening the submitted YDC applications, the selection committee should keep in mind the following points for rating the YDCs and finally identifying the best one for recommendations and consideration of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for selecting it as RITYDC.

a. YDC after its establishment has organized youth development and community welfare activities.
b. Besides rutine sports and cultural activities, the YDC should has organized programmes and activities in the field of Health and Family Welfare, Environment sustainability, Employment, Education, Disaster preparedness, etc.
c. For such activities and programmes it has mobilized funds from government, non-government and other funding agencies.
d. The benefits of such projects have reached not only to the population of YDC village but also to adjoining villages (may be 10 or more).
e. Through YDC activities, community assets have been created and are accessible to all, irrespective of caste, religion or political affiliations.
f. YDC has exhibited proven capacity to network with development agencies, NGOs and others for the welfare of youth and village communities in and around YDC village.
g. Activities of YDC have been publicized and documented in the form of reports and visited by dignitaries and invited guests.
h. The programmes of YDC provided benefits to both male and female.

The above details have been covered in Part (B) of the application format Annexure – I.

• YDC while performing various functions is adopting democratic norms and providing due representation to the youth of adjoining villages in their Managing Committee.
• Elections for the formation of Managing Committee are being held annually and its meetings are organized at regular intervals.
• During the meetings of the Managing Committee appropriate number of members are present and the decisions taken during the meeting one minuted and implemented.

Such details have been covered in Part (C) of the application format Annexure – I.

• Further, the YDC is maintaining Books of Accounts and the accounts are being audited by a Chartered Accountant.
• YDC should have its account in a Nationalized Bank/Post Office and the Grant-in-Aids are being deposited in the Bank/Post office.
• Money only for youth development and community welfare activities are withdrawn from the Bank/Post office Account.
• YDC be in a position to explain the source of money/funds and purpose for which it was utilized.

The above details have been asked in Part (D) of the application format Annexure – I.

• YDC is expected to develop infrastructure, create assets and facilities for undertaking youth development and community welfare activities.
• The assets and infrastructure created are being utilized by village youth and people and not just by the influential person (s) of the YDC.
• YDC is maintaining records of such infrastructures and assets and the details could be physically verified.

Such details have been asked to be provided by the applicant YDC in Part (E) of the application format Annexure – I.

It may be noted that the above mentioned points would facilitate the selection committee to rate the YDC in question both qualitatively and quantitatively and further help in the rating process. Moreover, the application format given at Annexure – I has been designed while keeping in view various above mentioned aspects under the head selection criteria. Also such an information would be provided by the applicant YDC.