Model Youth Gram Sabha

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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is jointly organizing a National Award Ceremony to felicitate the winners of the Model Youth Gram Sabha.

About Model Youth Gram Sabha

• It is a simulated forum for School Children to participate in mock Gram Sabha sessions.
• Purpose: It is a pioneering initiative to strengthen Janbhagidari and promote participatory local governance by engaging students in simulated Gram Sabha sessions.
• It is an initiative based on the Model UN – an educational simulation of the United Nations – in schools across the country
• It is an initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 
• Implementation: It will be rolled out across more than 1,000 schools nationwide, including Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs), and State Government Schools.

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Key Features of Model Youth Gram Sabha

• Focus: Students from classes 9-12 will play the roles of sarpanch, ward members, and village-level officials, including village secretary, Anganwadi worker etc.
• They will hold mock meetings of the Gram Sabha, discuss various issues, and prepare the village budget and development plans.
• Financial Support: The Panchayati Raj Ministry also provides a support of Rs 20,000 to each school for holding the mock Gram Sabha.

Source: PIB