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The Youth Parliament Programme has seen over 5 lakh students participate across schools and universities. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs introduced a web-portal to expand accessibility nationwide. Institutions can now conduct sittings digitally and obtain certificates. The initiative fosters democratic awareness through debates, quizzes, and training resources.

Key Points: Over 5 Lakh Students Join Youth Parliament Programme Nationwide

  • Over 5 lakh students participate in Youth Parliament competitions
  • NYPS web-portal enables nationwide institutional and individual participation
  • Digital certificates and e-training resources provided for seamless engagement
  • Programme promotes 'Bharatiya Democracy in Action' through debates and quizzes
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More than 5 lakh students participate in Youth Parliament Programme of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

MoS Dr L Murugan reveals massive participation in Youth Parliament Programme, now accessible via NYPS web-portal for wider reach.

"To improve accessibility, a web-portal of NYPS has been made available to all educational institutions. – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs"

New Delhi, August 11

Under the Youth Parliament Programme of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, various Youth Parliament Competitions for Delhi schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Universities/Colleges have been organised in which more than 5 lakh students have participated so far.

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Dr L Murugan, provided this information in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

These competitions are not organised on a state-wise basis, but according to the organisational structure of the respective parent stakeholder organisations.

To improve the accessibility and the impact of Youth Parliament Programme of the Ministry to hitherto untouched sections and corners of the country, a web-portal of National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) has been made available to all the educational institutions/groups/citizens of the country to participate in the portal through Institutional Participation and Group Participation for conducting Youth Parliament Sittings and Individual Participation through quiz, based on the theme of 'Bharatiya Democracy in Action'.

Educational institutions/groups can organise Youth Parliament sittings according to the guidelines available on the portal, upload event videos, photos, etc., and obtain digital certificates from the portal.

The digital material as e-training resources viz. Literature on Youth Parliament, Model Debate, Model Questions, Model List of Business, Model Scripts, Video Tutorials, etc. are available as training resources on the web-portal of NYPS, which may be accessed at www.nyps.mpa.gov.in

- ANI

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Rohit P
While the program is good, why only 5 lakh students when we have crores of youth in India? The government should allocate more budget and make it mandatory in all schools. Our future leaders need this exposure!
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Aditya G
The digital portal is a game-changer! Finally students from rural areas can participate equally. I just checked the resources - the model debates and video tutorials are excellent quality. Kudos to the team behind this!
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Sarah B
As an educator from an international school, I'm impressed by how well-structured this program is. We're planning to incorporate it into our civics curriculum next semester. The 'Bharatiya Democracy in Action' theme is particularly relevant.
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Karthik V
Hope they include more regional languages in the portal. English and Hindi shouldn't be the only options if we truly want to reach every corner of India. Otherwise it's a great step towards youth empowerment.
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Nisha Z
Participated in this during my college days! 🎉 It was life-changing experience. Learned so much about parliamentary procedures and developed critical thinking skills. Happy to see it's reaching more students now through digital platform.

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