Type Public Location Chandigarh, India Founded 2014 | Established 2014 Campus Urban | |
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Academic affiliation Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Government of India UGC Nickname RGNIYD. Regional Centre, Chandigarh | ||
The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Regional Centre, Chandigarh (Hindi: राजीव गांधी राष्ट्रीय युवा विकास संस्थान, क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय, चंडीगढ़, Punjabi: ਰਾਜੀਵ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਸੰਸਥਾ, ਖੇਤਰੀ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ, ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ) was established in year 2014 in city of Chandigarh. The Regional Centre is part of its parent institution Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India, which is an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament no. 35/2012 under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India and a Deemed University declared under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.
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The Regional Centre situated in Chandigarh functions as a think-tank of the government and the apex institute for youth development. The Regional Centre is a vital resource centre for institutional capacity building, training, skill development, policy, advocacy, research, networking, orientation, extension and outreach initiatives for a wide range of organisations that include governments, intergovernmental, NGOs, and youth organisations across the country.
Campus
The Regional Centre campus is located on a lush green sprawling campus of 11 acres of Sector 12 in the city of Chandigarh. The campus is adjacent to a medical institution known as the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.
The Regional Centre campus is equipped with infrastructure facilities that match international standards which include well-equipped air-conditioned Seminar Halls with latest Audio – Visual equipment's to provide the necessary support to organise effective training programmes, main administrative block. RGNIYD, Regional Centre campus Infrastructure in keeping with its stature as a resource centre, RGNIYD Regional Centre has a well-organized and rich library with a large collection of books and journals. The Information Technology lab is equipped with the latest hardware and software with dedicated lease line connectivity which enhance IT skills of the youth enrolled under various programmes conducted at Regional Centre Chandigarh. The Regional Centre has good boarding and lodging facilities in its well-contained hostel and guest houses.
For recreation activities Regional centre have badminton and volleyball courts. The centre has also botanical garden to encourage the off-classroom interaction between the faculty and the training participants in an informal setting in the lush green ambience.
Key Functions
RGNIYD, Regional Centre, Chandigarh offers inter-disciplinary, multi-dimensional, field-based expertise in the following areas through training, workshops and consultancy:
Skill Development Programme
RGNIYD, Regional Centre, Chandigarh run various demand-driven and job-oriented Skill Development Programmes through its state of the art Information Technology Lab and Computer equipped Bus under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and with the support of State Urban Poverty Alleviation Cell (Chandigarh Municipal Corporation) to empower them for the access of employment opportunities. The objective of this programme is to address urban poverty alleviation through gainful employment to the urban unemployed poor youth by encouraging them to set up self-employment ventures. The Skill Development Programme play a significant role in reducing poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor youth by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.
Till now through Skill Development Programme has benefited more than 700 poor youth through Computer Education and Personality Development for eight months and is also provided with the toolkits which includes bags, T-shirts and books.