Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Youth Parliament
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy, Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Khagen Murmu, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal

## 242

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy:

Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo:

Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:

Shri Lumba Ram:

Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

Shri Mitesh Patel Bakabhai:

Shri Vijay Baghel:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

Dr. Alok Kumar Suman:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi

Kishan:

Shri Jagdambika Pal:

Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal

## Will the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government organises regular Youth Parliament in coordination with the schools, colleges and universities throughout the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote
- (c) Youth Parliaments at school level;
- (d) the status of implementation of the National Application (NeVA) project; and
- e-Vidhan
- the  details  regarding  the  funding  given  to  States  under  the
- (e) above said project?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 242

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## YOUTH PARLIAMENT

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) & (c)   The Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs organizes the following  Youth  Parliament  Competitions  in  schools,  colleges and universities throughout the country in coordination with the respective stakeholder organizations:
- i. Youth Parliament Competition for schools under the Directorate of Education of Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Deptt. of Education of New Delhi Municipal Council;
- ii. National Youth Parliament Competition for Kendriya Vidyalayas;
- iii. National  Youth  Parliament  Competition  for  Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalayas; and
- iv. National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/Colleges.

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

Moreover,  the  Ministry  of Parliamentary  Affairs also  provides financial assistance to States/UTs for organizing Youth Parliament Competitions as per the following limits, subject to receiving of the claims on completion of the competitions:-

|   S. No. | Strength of Legislature       | Strength of Legislature   | Maximum Amount for reimbursement         |
|----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Legislatures up to 100        | having                    | members Rs. 3 lakhs per Legislature p.a. |
|        2 | Legislatures between 100 -200 | having                    | members Rs. 4 lakhs per Legislature p.a. |
|        3 | Legislatures above 200        | having                    | members Rs. 5 lakhs per Legislature p.a. |
|        4 | UTs having no legislature     | UTs having no legislature | Rs. 2 lakhs per                          |

Besides the above, there is also a web-portal of National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) of this Ministry through which all the recognized educational institutions of the country can register themselves and conduct their Youth Parliament.

## (d) & (e) Details as under:-

|   Sl. No. | State Legislature                  | Total Amount Released (in Rs) to States till date for implementation of NeVA   | Status of Implementation                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar Legislative Council          | 2,95,72,758                                                                    | These states have transformed                        |
|         2 | Nagaland Legislative Assembly      | 6,78,45,384                                                                    | themselves into digital houses and are               |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 8,55,03,024                                                                    | conducting their live sessions through NeVA Platform |

| 4.   | Haryana Legislative Assembly      | 4,09,69,628   |    |
|------|-----------------------------------|---------------|----|
| 5.   | Meghalaya Legislative Assembly    | 7,50,83,688   |    |
|      | Mizoram Legislative Assembly      | 6,27,01,020   | 6. |
|      | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | 3,20,95,008   | 7. |
|      | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly   | 5,59,98,270   | 8. |
| 9.   | Sikkim Legislative Assembly       | 6,10,72,884   |    |
| 10.  | Tripura Legislative Assembly      | 6,44,63,724   |    |
| 11.  | Gujarat Legislative Assembly      | 6,45,75,960   |    |

|   12. | Punjab Legislative Assembly        | 5,89,82,915   |                                   |
|-------|------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|    13 | Manipur Legislative 6,89,69,556    |               |                                   |
|    14 | Odisha Legislative Assembly        | 3,08,89,224   | NeVA project for these states has |
|    15 | Bihar Legislative Assembly         | 1,91,64,012   | NeVA project for these states has |
|    16 | Jharkhand Legislative Assembly     | 96,29,790     | NeVA project for these states has |
|    17 | Puducherry Legislative 1,70,11,650 |               | sanctioned.                       |
|    18 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 4,39,15,163   | Necessary funds been released.    |
|    19 | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly   | 2,50,99,812   |                                   |
|    20 | Assam Legislative Assembly         | 2,68,42,644   |                                   |

| Rajasthan Legislative Assembly             | 1,51,39,230                        | 21.                                |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 22. Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly   | DPRs have been received.           | DPRs have been received.           |
| 24. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | Revised DPR has not been received. | Revised DPR has not been received. |
| 25. Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly      | MoU has been signed.               | MoU has been signed.               |

The remaining states have not signed MoU for implementing NeVA.

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