National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0

National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0 Latest News

Recently, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs provided information about the National Youth Parliament Scheme 2.0 to the Rajya Sabha.

About National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0

• Objectives of National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0 : To strengthen the roots of democracy, inculcate healthy habits of discipline, and tolerance of the views of others and to enable the student community to know about practices and procedures of the Parliament and to enhance their knowledge of the functioning of the Government, Constitutional values and for living their life in a democratic way.
• The web-portal of NYPS 2.0 enables all the citizens of the country to participate in the Youth Parliament programme through 3 different ways:
• Institution Participation in National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0:All educational institutions can participate in this category by organizing the Youth Parliament sittings as per the guidelines available on the portal.
  • The students from classes VI to XII may be selected for the “Kishore Sabha” sub-category and Under Graduate and Postgraduate level students may be selected for the “Tarun Sabha” sub-category.
  • Group Participation: A group of citizens can participate in this category by organizing the Youth Parliament sittings as per the guidelines available on the portal.
  • Individual Participation: An individual citizen can participate in this category by attempting a quiz on the theme of ‘Bhartiya Democracy in Action’.
• The e-training material viz. Literature on Youth Parliament, Model Debate, Model Questions, Model List of Business, Model Scripts, Video Tutorials, etc. are available as training resources on the web-portal of NYPS 2.0.

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National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0 FAQs 

Q1: What is the purpose of the Youth Parliament program?

Ans: This initiative provides a platform for young minds to develop their debating skills, express their viewpoints on national and international issues, and gain insights into parliamentary procedures.

Q2: What is the age limit for National Youth Parliament?

Ans: 18-25 years of age

Q3: What is the concept of Youth Parliament?

Ans: The Youth Parliament Program would be a debate between the best debaters, policymakers, and opinion-makers.

Source: PIB