NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT FESTIVAL 2019

About:

• Background: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address on 31^st December 2017, had shared his idea of organizing Youth Parliaments for young people in every district of the country and celebrate it as the “National Youth Parliament Festival”.
  
  
• Objective:
  • To hear the voice of youth in this age bracket OF 18-25 who are allowed to vote but cannot contest in elections.
    
    
  • To encourage the youth to engage with public issues, understand the common man’s point of view, form their opinion and express these in an articulate manner.
    
    
  
  
  
• Theme: National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 is organised on the theme of “Be the Voice of New India” and “Find solutions and contribute to policy”.
  
  
• Levels: It will be conducted at three levels:
  • District Youth Parliament (DYP): A maximum of 100 best speakers shortlisted by the Screening Committee in each district, will participate in the DYP. Youth in the age bracket of 18-25 years are eligible to participate.
    
    
  • State Youth Parliament (SYP): The best three speakers selected by a Jury from each District Youth Parliament will participate at the SYP.
    
    
  • National Youth Parliament (NYP): Similarly, the two best speakers selected from each State Youth Parliament will participate as speakers in the NYP.
    
    
  
  
  
• Duration: 12^th of January till 24^th of February 2019.
  
  
• Cash Prize: The best three speakers at the National Youth Parliament will be awarded Rs. 2 Lakhs, Rs. 1.5 Lakhs and Rs. 1 Lakh respectively by the Prime Minister.