Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Youth Parliament
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1420**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**YOUTH PARLIAMENT**

1420.		 ShriMATI RAMA DEVI

**Will the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-**

1. the details of Youth Parliament competitions held and winners thereof for the last one year;
2. whether Youth Parliament Competitions have not been held in Bihar for the past several years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
3. the year-wise number of the Youth Parliament Competitions held in various States including Bihar during  the last three years and the current year; and
4. the quantum of financial assistance given by the Government to Bihar  and various states during the said period?

**ANSWER**

**Minister of STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND Minister of STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Parliamentary Affairs**

**(Shri RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) This Ministry implements 4 Schemes of Youth Parliament Competitions in various educational  institutions 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 know something about the working of Parliament. The Schemes are as under:-

1. Scheme for Youth Parliament Competitions for schools under the Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of  Delhi/New Delhi Municipal Council.
2. Scheme for National Youth Parliament Competitions for Kendriya Vidyalayas
3. Scheme for National Youth Parliament Competitions for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
4. Scheme for National Youth Parliament Competitions for Universities/Colleges.

Besides, this Ministry also implements a Scheme of Financial Assistance to States/Union Territories for organising Youth Parliament Competitions in the High Schools/Senior Secondary Schools of the States/UTs.

During last year, Youth Parliament Competitions were held in 34 Schools under the Directorate of Education, Govt. Of NCT of Delhi/NDMC, 125 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 64 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and 36 Universities/Colleges under the above mentioned Schemes respectively.  Happy School, Daryaganj, Delhi, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Churachandpur, Tuinom, Manipur were the winners of the 49 th youth Parliament Competition, 2014-15 for the schools under the Directorate of Education, Govt. Of NCT of Delhi/NDMC, 27 th National Youth Parliament Competition , 2014-15 for Kendriya Vidyalayas and 18 th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2014-15 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas respectively. The 12 th National Youth Parliament Competition 2014-15 for Universities/colleges is in progress.

Besides this, Youth Parliament Competitions were also held in the states of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka by the respective State Governments for which this Ministry reimbursed the claims of expenditure incurred in organisation of  the competition under the “Scheme of Financial Assistance to States/Union Territories for organising Youth Parliament Competitions”. There is no direct involvement of this Ministry in the organisation of Youth Parliament

(b) No claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred in organizing of Youth Parliament Competitions was received in this Ministry from the Govt. of Bihar.

(c)  & (d) State Governments organise Youth Parliament Competitions in their recognised Higher Secondary Educational Institutions/ High Schools themselves. This Ministry only reimburses claims preferred by States/UTs in the following order:-

|    | Legislatures having members up to 100       | Rs. 3 Lacs per annum   |
|----|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|    | Legislatures having members between 100-200 | Rs. 4 Lacs per annum   |
|    | Legislatures having members  above 200      | Rs. 5 Lacs per annum   |

(the ceiling in respect of UTs having no legislatures is  Rs. 2, 00,000/- per Union Territory per annum)

Details of year –wise Financial Assistance provided to various State Governments for holding Youth Parliament Competition during last three years  are as under:-

|   S.  No. | Financial Year    | Financial Year    | Name of State/UT                                                        | Year for which claim was preferred                                   | Amount of Assistance  (Rs.)                                                        |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1. | 2011-12           | 2011-12           | Himachal Pradesh  Haryana  Rajasthan  Madhya Pradesh  Karnataka  Kerala | 2011-12  2011-12  2011-12  2011-12  2010-11  &  2011-12  2011-12 | 2,74,042/-  3,00,000/-  4,00,000/-  2,32,147/-  5,00,000/-  5,00,000/-  4,00,000/- |
|        2. | 2012-13           | 2012-13           | Madhya Pradesh  Himachal Pradesh  Odisha  Karnataka  Haryana            | 2012-13  2012-13  2012-13  2012-13  2012-13                          | 2,23,004/-  2,99,002/-  4,00,000/-  5,00,000/-  3,00,000/-                         |
|        3. | 3.                | 2013-14           | Haryana  Kerala  Karnataka  Madhya Pradesh                              | 2013-14  2012-13  2013-14  2013-14                                   | 3,00,000/-  4,00,000/-  5,00,000/-  2,21,809/-                                     |

So far as the details of competitions held in various States including Bihar during the current year, the same is yet to be received in this Ministry.

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