Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Youth Parliament Competition
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1840 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION

## 1840. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED

## Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Youth Parliament competition conducted in schools during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of money spent by the Government in organizing Youth Parliament competition  in schools during the last five years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  help  young  individuals  develop  leadership  skills,  public  speaking abilities  and a deeper understanding of issues affecting their community; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs organizes following Youth Parliament Competitions in schools across the country:-
- (i) Youth Parliament Competitions for Schools under the Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
- (ii) National Youth Parliament Competition for Kendriya Vidyalayas.
- (iii) National Youth Parliament Competition  for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.

As per the schemes, each of the competitions is  organized  among  the  participating schools  nominated  by  the  respective  parent  educational  organisations  i.e.    Directorate  of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi & Department of Education,  New Delhi Municipal Council  (NDMC);  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  and  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti.  The schools  are  nominated  by  the  parent  educational  organisations  as  per  their  organizational structures and not state- wise.

The details of the participating schools during the last five years are as follows:-

| Sr.No.   | Year    | Number of Participating Institutions          | Number of Participating Institutions          | Number of Participating Institutions          |
|----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|          |         | Delhi Schools                                 | KVs                                           | JNVs                                          |
| 1        | 2018-19 | 33                                            | 125                                           | 64                                            |
| 2        | 2019-20 | 31                                            | 125                                           | 64                                            |
| 3        | 2020-21 | Not organized due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Not organized due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Not organized due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 4        | 2021-22 | pandemic                                      |                                               |                                               |
| 5        | 2022-23 | 39                                            | 150                                           | 80                                            |

- (b) The details of funds spent by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in organizing Youth Parliament competitions  in schools during the last five years are as follows:-

|   Sr. No. | Financial Year   | Fund spent by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-19          | 26,43,150/-                                                    |
|         2 | 2019-20          | 35,69,837/-                                                    |
|         3 | 2020-21          | 6,78,086/-                                                     |
|         4 | 2021-22          | 40,000/-                                                       |
|         5 | 2022-23          | 3,84,557/-                                                     |

(c)  &  (d)  Youth  Parliament  Competitions  are  organized  by  the  Ministry  of  Parliamentary Affairs with a view to strengthen the roots of democracy, inculcate healthy habits of discipline, tolerance of the views of others and to enable the student community to familiarize themselves with the working of Parliament.

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