Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1988
The correct answer is 1988.
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The first National Youth Policy was formulated and laid in Parliament in India in 1988.
- The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ministry of Human Resource Development was designated as the Nodal Agency for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Policy.
- The National Youth Policy, 1988 aimed at creating opportunities for the youth to develop their personality and their functional capabilities, and thus make them economically productive and socially useful.
- The Policy aimed at inculcating among the youth, respect for the principles and values enshrined in our Constitution, awareness of our historical and cultural heritage, qualities of discipline, self-reliance, justice, fair play, a scientific temper and promotion of world peace.
- The Policy called for action for awareness building and mass education, training programmes aimed at personality development and character building, physical fitness, fostering contacts between youth from different parts of the country and providing encouragement to the youth through awards for outstanding work.
