RAS question
Which ministry is responsible for the National Youth Policy 2026?
Correct answer: (B) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is responsible for the proposed National Youth Policy 2026.
Explanation
The PIB release on the proposed National Youth Policy 2026 is issued under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and states that the information was given by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. That directly supports option B. The policy is described as a strategic evolution from the National Youth Policy 2014, aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 and focused on a more structured, outcome-oriented youth governance framework. Since the cited official release itself identifies the concerned ministry, the exam point is not about the policy's themes but about recognising the nodal ministry for this youth-policy initiative.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ministry of Education is not identified on the PIB release as the ministry responsible for the proposed National Youth Policy 2026.
- (C) Ministry of Social Justice is not the ministry named in the cited PIB release for the proposed National Youth Policy 2026.
- (D) Ministry of Labour is not named by the official PIB source as responsible for the proposed National Youth Policy 2026.
Concept
This tests current governance through ministry-policy mapping: the candidate must connect a national policy initiative with its nodal Union ministry. Such questions recur in RAS because government schemes and policies are often asked through their implementing ministry rather than through their broader theme.