Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: National Youth Parliament Scheme
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4350 ANSWERED ON 18/03/2026

## NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT SCHEME

†4350. Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

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

- a) the  details  and  the  objectives  of  the  National  Youth  Parliament Competition;
- b) the manner in which the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS 2.0) is different;
- c) whether there is a provision for individual participation therein;
- d) if so, the details thereof; and
- e) the details of financial assistance for states without Legislature?

## 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)

- (a):  Ministry  of  Parliamentary  Affairs  organises  National  Youth  Parliament Competitions  annually  for  the  students  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas,  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Eklvaya Model Residential Schools and Universities/Colleges  in  coordination  with  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan (KVS),  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS),  National  Education  Society  for Tribal Students (NESTS) and the participating Universities/Colleges respectively, under the respective guidelines. The objectives of, the competitions  are  to  strengthen  the  roots  of  democracy,  inculcate  healthy habits of discipline, tolerance of the views of others, to enable the students community  to  know  something  about  the  working of Parliament and Parliamentary institutions etc.
- (b)  to  (d):  A  limited  number  of  educational  institutions/students  can  only participate  in  the  National  Youth  Parliament  Competitions,  organised  in physical  mode.  On  the  other  hand,  all  the  citizens/  students  of  all  the educational  institutions/groups  and  even  individually  in  the  country  can participate in the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS 2.0), organised in digital  mode.  Participation  in  the  web-portal  based  NYPS  2.0  can  be  done through Institution Participation, Group Participation and Individual Participation. Under  the  category  of  Individual  Participation, individual citizens  can  participate  by  attempting  quiz  on  the  theme  of  'Bhartiya Democracy in Action'. More than 44,000 individual citizens have participated under the Individual Participation.

(e): As per the guidelines of Financial Assistance to States/Union Territories for organizing Youth Parliament Competitions, the actual expenditure incurred  by  the  States/UTs  is  reimbursed  by  the  Ministry  of  Parliamentary Affairs,  Government  of  India,  up  to  the  prescribed  ceilings,  subject  to receiving  claims  from  them.  The  ceiling  in  respect  of  UTs  having  no legislatures is ₹2 lakh per UT per annum. During the current financial year, no  reimbursement  claim  has  so  far  been  received  from  any  UT  having  no legislature.

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