Attributes Affecting the Extent of Involvement of Rural Youths in Different Activities of Nehru Yuva Kendra in Jaipur District of Rajasthan

Need for youths involvement and participation in the socio-economic, cultural and political environment of a country, in its development programmes, as well as in activities based on the youths specific needs, desires and aspirations facilitates the mobilization of the rural youths, in the age group of 13 to 35 years, towards goal of rural development. There are some attributes which affect the extent of involvement of rural youths in different activities of Nehru Yuva Kendra. This study was conducted by personally interviewing the 118 Nehru Yuva Kendra participating rural youth from randomly selected 9 villages of 3 panchjayat samities in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. It was found that the extent of involvement of rural youths in different activities of Nehru Yuva Kendra was significantly associated with their education level and social participation, whereas their socio-economic status and size of land holding was found non-significantly associated with their extent of involvement of rural youths in different activities of Nehru Yuva Kendra.