Lok Sabha Question No. 3131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Youth Parliament Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2023

## Youth Parliament Programme

†3131. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the aims and objectives of the Youth Parliament Programme;
- (b) the total number of such programmes organized at the national level during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  quantum  of  funds  spent  in  organizing  these programmes along with the outcome?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) The  Neighbourhood  Youth  Parliament  is  a  component  of  the scheme National Young Leaders Programme. The programme aims at  developing  leadership  qualities  among  youth  to  enable  them  to realize  their  full  potential  and  in  the  process,  to  contribute  to  the nation-building process. It also aims to motivate the youth to strive for  excellence  in  their  respective  fields  and  to  bring  them  to  the forefront  of  the  development  process.  It  seeks  to  harness  the immense youth energy by actively involving them in the governance process  by  providing  them  a  platform  to  articulate  their  views  at Block and District level program on various socio-economic development issues of concern to them.
- (b) The Neighbourhood Youth Parliament Programmes were organised  at  Block  Level  during  2020-21.  During  2021-22  &  202223the  programmes  were  held  at  District  Level.  The  state  wise number of programs organized is placed at Annexure-I.

(c) Details of quantum of funds spent in organizing the Neighbourhood youth parliament from 2020-21 to 2022-23 is placed at Annexure-II. The program has provided effective platform to the Youth  to  deliberate  and  voice  opinions  on  various  socio-economic development  issues  of  concern  through  their  participation  in  the program at Block and District level.

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## ANNEXURE-1

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  Q.NO.  †3131  FOR  08.08.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH REGARDING YOUTH PARLIAMENT PROGRAMME

## Total number of Neighbourhood Youth Parliament Programmes organised at Block level during 2020-21 State wise:

| S.N.   | State offices of NYKS                      |   2020-21 No. of Progs. (Block Level) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                             |                                    42 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                          |                                    67 |
| 3      | Assam                                      |                                   137 |
| 4      | Bihar                                      |                                   108 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                               |                                    47 |
| 6      | Delhi                                      |                                    29 |
| 7      | Gujarat, Daman& Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli |                                    62 |
| 8      | Haryana                                    |                                    57 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                           |                                    38 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir                             |                                    39 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                                  |                                    69 |
| 12     | Karnataka                                  |                                    76 |
| 13     | Kerala &Lakshadweep                        |                                    48 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                             |                                   138 |
| 15     | Maharashtra &Goa                           |                                    82 |
| 16     | Manipur                                    |                                    62 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                                  |                                    34 |
| 18     | Mizoram                                    |                                    42 |
| 19     | Nagaland                                   |                                    47 |
| 20     | Odisha                                     |                                    98 |
| 21     | Punjab &Chandigarh                         |                                    61 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                                  |                                    97 |
| 23     | Sikkim                                     |                                    17 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu &Pondicherry                    |                                    87 |
| 25     | Telangana                                  |                                    32 |
| 26     | Tripura                                    |                                    18 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                              |                                   195 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand                                |                                    39 |
| 29     | West Bengal &A.N. Island                   |                                    86 |
|        | Total                                      |                                  1954 |

## Since 2021-2022, the programmes have be organised at District- level. State wise details are as under:

| S.N.   | State offices of NYKS                      |   2021-22 No. of Progs. (District Level) |   2022-23 No. of Progs. (District Level) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                             |                                       14 |                                       27 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                          |                                       15 |                                       17 |
| 3      | Assam                                      |                                       27 |                                       33 |
| 4      | Bihar                                      |                                       21 |                                       35 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                               |                                       14 |                                       28 |
| 6      | Delhi                                      |                                        9 |                                       11 |
| 7      | Gujarat, Daman& Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli |                                        3 |                                       25 |
| 8      | Haryana                                    |                                        8 |                                       21 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                           |                                       12 |                                       12 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir                             |                                       14 |                                       21 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                                  |                                       22 |                                       24 |
| 12     | Karnataka                                  |                                       27 |                                       11 |
| 13     | Kerala &Lakshadweep                        |                                       16 |                                       16 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                             |                                       38 |                                       41 |
| 15     | Maharashtra &Goa                           |                                       14 |                                       38 |
| 16     | Manipur                                    |                                       10 |                                       16 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                                  |                                        7 |                                        8 |
| 18     | Mizoram                                    |                                        8 |                                       11 |
| 19     | Nagaland                                   |                                        9 |                                       10 |
| 20     | Odisha                                     |                                       23 |                                       29 |
| 21     | Punjab &Chandigarh                         |                                       20 |                                       24 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                                  |                                       25 |                                       29 |
| 23     | Sikkim                                     |                                        2 |                                        6 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu &Pondicherry                    |                                       11 |                                       34 |
| 25     | Telangana                                  |                                        9 |                                       33 |
| 26     | Tripura                                    |                                        3 |                                        6 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                              |                                       68 |                                       71 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand                                |                                        3 |                                        4 |
| 29     | West Bengal &A.N. Island                   |                                       29 |                                       31 |
|        | Total                                      |                                      481 |                                      672 |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  Q.NO.  †3131  FOR  08.08.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH REGARDING YOUTH PARLIAMENT PROGRAMME

The details of quantum of funds spent in organizing the Neighbourhood youth parliament from 2020-21 to 2022-23

(Amount in Rs. Lakhs)

| SN   | Name of State/UT      |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (provisional un- audited) |   2022-23 (provisional un- audited) |
|------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh        |         5 |                                   7 |                                  18 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh     |         5 |                                   8 |                                  19 |
| 3    | Assam                 |        10 |                                  15 |                                  37 |
| 4    | Bihar                 |        13 |                                  22 |                                  52 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh          |         6 |                                   9 |                                  22 |
| 6    | Goa                   |         1 |                                   1 |                                   3 |
| 7    | Gujarat               |         9 |                                  14 |                                  34 |
| 8    | Haryana               |         7 |                                  11 |                                  26 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh      |         4 |                                   7 |                                  16 |
| 10   | Jammu Kashmir &Ladakh |         5 |                                   8 |                                  19 |
| 11   | Jharkhand             |         8 |                                  13 |                                  30 |
| 12   | Karnataka             |        10 |                                  15 |                                  37 |
| 13   | Kerala                |         5 |                                   8 |                                  19 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh        |        17 |                                  28 |                                  65 |
| 15   | Maharashtra           |        12 |                                  19 |                                  46 |
| 16   | Manipur               |         4 |                                   6 |                                  14 |
| 17   | Meghalaya             |         2 |                                   4 |                                  10 |
| 18   | Mizoram               |         3 |                                   5 |                                  11 |
| 19   | Nagaland              |         4 |                                   6 |                                  15 |
| 20   | Orissa                |        11 |                                  17 |                                  41 |
| 21   | Punjab                |         7 |                                  11 |                                  27 |
| 22   | Rajasthan             |        11 |                                  18 |                                  44 |
| 23   | Sikkim                |         1 |                                   2 |                                   5 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu            |        11 |                                  18 |                                  42 |
| 25   | Telangana             |         4 |                                   6 |                                  14 |
| 26   | Tripura               |         1 |                                   2 |                                   5 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh         |        25 |                                  41 |                                  97 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand           |         5 |                                   7 |                                  18 |
| 29   | West Bengal           |         8 |                                  13 |                                  31 |
| 30   | A&N Island            |         2 |                                   3 |                                   8 |
| 31   | Chandigarh            |         0 |                                   1 |                                   1 |
| 32   | D & N Haveli          |         0 |                                   1 |                                   1 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu            |         1 |                                   1 |                                   3 |
| 34   | Delhi                 |         3 |                                   5 |                                  12 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep           |         0 |                                   1 |                                   1 |
| 36   | Pondicherry           |         1 |                                   2 |                                   5 |
|      | Total                 |       220 |                                 355 |                                 848 |