Aim & Objectives of DYD:
• To encourage the youth for self-development and gainful employment through motivation, training and other necessary support.
• To organize the youth through voluntary youth organizations and motivate them to take part in community development and national building activities.
• Promoting formation of youth organizations at the grass root levels and ensuring their participation in national development process.
• To involve the youth in socio-economic activities like literacy program, disaster management, primary health care, environmental conservation and awareness building against anti-social activities, drug abuse, AIDS/ STDs etc.
• To take necessary steps for empowerment of the youth by providing skill development training with micro-credit support for establishing self-employment projects and thus ensure their participation in decision making and national development processes.