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Udupi : Shri Wilfred D’ Souza, has been appointed as District Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Udupi on deputation by the Director General, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), an Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of India and has Assume charge of the said office from smt. Jecintha D’souza DYC Shimoga who held the Additional Charge on  13th April 2017.

Shri Wilfred D’souza, prior to joining this new assignment was working as the only Public Relation officer of the  prestigious  Haryana  State Tourism Development Corporation, Govt. of Haryana and was posted at  Faridabad in the National Capital region New Delhi. He was looking after the General Administration, Public Relations, VIP Protocol, Sales & marketing of the organization.  He has worked with senior officers of the Govt. of Haryana at the Haryana Tourism Head Quarters at Chandigarh also. He carries rich work experience and vastly experienced in Public Relation, Protocol & Liaison & Coordination works.  Shri D’souza was one of the highest contributors for fund raising & handling VIP Protocol for the successful hosting of the world famous annual International Surajkund Craft Mela held every year at Surajkund , Faridabad, which is undoubtedly the best handloom & handicraft Mela in the country. He is Graduate with Economics Honours, Post Graduate in Public Relations & Advertising & has a MBA degree specializing in HRD Management & Training. Native of Sagar, Shimoga Dist
 (Karnataka),
Shri D’souza is committed to carry out the objectives and Vision of the  Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan (NYKS), wherein to involve the rural youth in nation building activities & to develop such skills and values in them with which they become responsible and productive citizens of a modern, secular and technological nation. NYKS has been working in various fronts of youth development with a variety of youth programmes of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and certain special programmes in coordination and cooperation of other Ministries.

NYKS Vision of the organization focuses on developing long term strategies for good citizenship and youth leadership at the grass root level. Youth Clubs are formed and encouraged to participate in sports, cultural and local development activities. Youth leadership is developed in the course of formation and sustenance of youth clubs. This leadership becomes highly useful in creating:-

1.      Networks of volunteership.

2.      Opportunities of participation in fundamental democratic practices of polity and development; and,

3.      Instruments of empowerment of youth like skill-generation, awareness creation about health, life skills, and self employment.

Considering the fact that almost three-fourth of the Indian population is rural, the development of the nation as a whole depends on their progress and development. Besides, the demographic dividend that the country has enjoyed because of the larger segment of youth population makes it almost mandatory for the largest youth organization like NYKS to take up more and more of such programmes as will promise empowerment of youth.

The office bearers of different Mahila Mandals, Youth Clubs of the District of Udupi are requested to contact Shri Wilfred Dsouza, DYC, NYK, Udupi for organizing youth oriented programmes & Awareness camps in their respective villages & town. His address is as follows:

WILFRED D’SOUZA,District Youth Coordinator,Nehru Yuva Kendra, Udupi,Rajathadri DC Office Complex,Manipal-576104, Udupi, Karnataka  Ph:0820-2574992