Karnataka govt. lays down guidelines for setting up 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas with focus on sports and culture

The Karnataka government on Monday began the process of setting up 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas in 6,000 gram panchayats and 4,000 wards in urban local bodies across the State by laying down guidelines and the calendar for release of funds for them. Each of the sangha will get ₹10 lakh funding from the government annually, and its activities will be focused on sports and cultural activities. A total of ₹1,010 crore will be spent annually for the project. 

The activity framework of the sangha includes sports and fitness, community development, cultural and skill development, forest and environment conservation, health and wellness and youth empowerment. 

The project earlier approved by the State Cabinet will be implemented by the Sports and Youth Empowerment Department. Each sangha will have a coach whose monthly remuneration has been fixed at ₹24,000. The guidelines for setting up the sanghas say that the sangha should registered under the Karnataka Societies Act and should have at least 100 members and the members should be between 16 and 35 years. Different population parameters have been laid down to set up the sangha in the local bodies. 

While the reservation roster has been fixed for the formation of executive committee of each Sangha, the committee will have a tenure of two years. The Chief Minister will head the State level implementation committee.