Section 3(1) in Orissa State Youth Welfare Board Rules, 1996
(1)The Orissa State Youth Welfare Board, with headquarters at Bhubaneswar, shall pursue the following objects, namely :(a)encouragement of positive human values, spirit of socio-cultural service, aesthetic appreciation, artistic taste, positive imagination and creativity amongst the youth;(b)promotion of excellence of the youth in Sports and art, sculpture, literature, music, dance, drama and other creative arts;(c)establishment and management of the Orissa State Academy of Adventure and Marital Arts and promotion of the spirit of adventure and valour amongst the youth;(d)establishment and management of Yuva Kalyan Bhavan at the State headquarters;(e)promotion of the spirit of national integration through inter State cultural interaction and other measures;(f)administrative of State Youth Award Scheme, State Youth Festival Adventure programmes, Youth Games Youth Training, Assistance to voluntary Organisations and other Youth Welfare Schemes of Government and release of grants to various institutions and voluntary organisations working for youth welfare;(g)implementation and monitoring of Government of India Scheme including National Youth Festival, National Youth Awards, Youth Hostels and Schemes for assistance to voluntary organisation engaged in Youth welfare programmes;(h)monitoring and coordination of matters relating to National service scheme and Neheru Memorial Yuva Kendra Sangathan;(i)organisation of various programmes involving the Youth in seminars, conferences, exhibitions, dance programmes, music concerts, poets meets, cultural exchange programmes etc.(j)interaction and collaboration, in Youth-oriented programmes with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations National Sahitya Akademi, National Sangeet Natak Academy, National Lalit Kala Akademi, National School or Drama, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre and other National and Zonal organisations;(k)collaboration with the Orissa Council of Sports, Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi, Orissa Sahitya Akademi Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi District Councils and other organisation in Youth-oriented programmes and;(l)undertaking any other projects or schemes or programmes having a bearing on the overall objects of the State Board.
