GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
The Honourable Prime Minister shared the idea of youth becoming the voice of India in his Mann ki Baat address of 31st December, 2017:
“I got an idea whether we could organize a mock parliament in every district of India? Where the youth between 18 and 25 could sit together and brain storm about new India, find ways and chalk our plans. How could we realize our resolves before 2022? How could we build an India of the dreams of our freedom fighters?”
He categorically spoke about giving a chance to the youth to put forth their views on various issues concerning the country.
“I propose that a mock Parliament be organized… comprising one young person selected from each district who would participate and deliberate on how a new India could be formed in the next five years. How can resolve be transformed into reality?”
He reiterated his desire to organize the District Youth Parliaments in his address at time of the inaugural of the 22nd National Youth Festival on 12th January 2018.
Youth Parliaments will be conducted at three levels:
District Youth Parliament (DYP) will be conducted at the district level. Preliminary rounds of screening will be conducted to select youth for participation in the DYP. The youth will be selected through two screening processes i.e. digital & walk-in (explained below).
State Youth Parliament (SYP): The youth selected by a Jury from the District Youth Parliament will participate at the State level in SYP.
National Youth Parliament (NYP): The youth selected by a Jury from the State Youth Parliament will participate at the National level in NYP.
Preliminary rounds for screening for participation in the District Youth Parliament (DYP):
Youth, to participate in Youth Parliament must be above 18 and less than 25 years of age as on 30th June, 2018. The onus will be on the participant to furnish correct information in this regard. Furnishing of false information will lead to disqualification from participation in the Parliament at whatever stage.
Proof of age (in original) is to be carried by participant and will be checked before start of Walk-in process for screening for District Youth Parliament (DYP) and start of District Youth Parliament (DYP) for which any of the following documents can be accepted: class 10 certificate; birth certificate; passport; voter ID card; driving licence; pan card; Aadhaar card. A copy of the certificate is to be provided to the organisers.
The individual need not necessarily be a student of an educational institution to participate in the Youth Parliaments.
Preliminary screening for participation in the District Youth Parliament (DYP): 12th to 20th January, 2019
Individuals to record their speech of 90-120 seconds on any one of the given subjects and upload the videos on youtube. The participants will register at MyGov site (innovate.mygov.in/youth-parliament), provide information and then provide link of youtube video. The video will be screened by a two member Screening Committee preferably of an educationist and an eminent member of the area. Multiple Committees may be set up depending on volume of participants.
The Evaluation Criteria for digital screening to select participants for District Youth Parliament (DYP) will be as given below:
Each of the above evaluation criteria will carry 30 points. Final evaluation will be made out of 90 points. Maximum of 50 participants in order of merit per district will be selected for participation in District Youth Parliament (DYP).
Individual candidates can also walk-in & appear for screening at designated venues (known as Nodal Institutions) from 10 am to 5 pm from 17th to 19th January 2019. Any Youth within prescribed age bracket can walk-in and register at the designated Nodal Institution. Screening of youth registering at Nodal Institution for participation in District Youth Parliament (DYP) will be done by a two member Screening Committee by hearing each of the registered youth for 2 to 3 minutes. The Screening Committee will comprise preferably of an educationist and an eminent member of the area. Multiple Committees may be set up depending on volume of participants. The details of Nodal Institutions are at Annexure I (Available in the Download section).
The Evaluation criteria for selecting participants through Walk-in for District Youth Parliament will be as given below:
Each evaluation criteria will carry 25 points. Final evaluation will be made out of 100 points. Maximum of 50 participants per district will be selected in order of merit by the Screening Committee for participation in District Youth Parliament (DYP).
Conduct of District Youth Parliament (DYP): 24th to 28th January 2019
The District Youth Parliament (DYP) of the youth selected by the above two processes will be conducted in specified Districts. For practical reasons two or three Districts may be clubbed to make it more participatory and qualitative. Therefore, the DYP will be held in 494 districts across the country and the details of the Districts where the DYP will be held are at Annexure II (Available in the Download section).
A panel of 5 best speakers will be finalised by the Jury in order of merit in case there is a dropout. The three (3) best speakers from each District Youth Parliament (DYP) will participate at the State level. A certificate of merit will be awarded to the best speakers from the DYP in the panel. Every participant will be given a certificate of participation.
The evaluation criteria to select speakers for State Youth Parliament by the Jury will be as given below:
Each evaluation criteria will carry 25 points. Final evaluation will be made out of 100 points.
Conduct of State Youth Parliament (SYP): 05th to 7th February 2019
Winners from each DYP to sit together in a State Youth Parliament (SYP) and deliberate on various issues in the presence of a Jury. The details of the Venue where the SYP will be held are at Annexure III (Available in the Download section).
The evaluation criteria to select speakers from SYP for participation in the National Youth Parliament (NYP) will be as under:
Each evaluation criteria to carry 25 points. Final evaluation will be made out of 100 points. The concerned Jury will prepare a panel of 4 best speakers in order of merit in case there is a dropout. The 2 best speakers from each State Youth Parliament (SYP) will participate at the national level. A certificate of merit will be awarded to the best speakers from the State in the panel. Every participant will be given a certificate of participation.
Conduct of National Youth Parliament (NYP)
The final stage of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) will be held at New Delhi. Two (2) winners from each State will participate as speakers in the National Youth Parliament (NYP). In addition to this, the highest scorer from each District in the District Youth Parliament (DYP) will participate in the National Youth Parliament (NYP) as a delegate. Hence, around 700 participants are likely to participate in the National Youth Parliament (NYP) representing each district of the country. If a person is selected as a speaker for National Youth Parliament and is also the highest scoring speaker from the District then the next highest scorer from that district will be deputed as delegate to National Youth Parliament. The evaluation criteria to select the winners of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) by concerned Jury will be as under:
Each evaluation criteria to carry 25 points. Final evaluation will be made out of 100 points. The three best speakers at the national level will be awarded Rs 2 lakhs, Rs 1.50 lakhs and Rs 1 lakh respectively alongwith a certificate of merit. Every participant will be given a certificate of participation (format will be provided by Ministry).
The youth can participate in Hindi, English or the official language of the State Government concerned from which the youth is participating at level of screening for DYP; DYP & SYP.
Jury will be set up at all three levels i. e. District, State and National levels. The Youth Parliaments i.e. DYP, SYP & NYP will each be adjudged by a five (5) member Jury. Each Jury will be comprised of the following members:
At District and State levels, relevant local eminent personalities will be included to form the Jury. At the National final, nationally eminent personalities will be included in the Jury.
The topics for discussion at different levels will be released as per following details:
The list of topics for each of the above levels will be hosted on www.nss.gov.in; www.yas.nic.in and innovate.mygov.in/youth-parliament
For District Youth Parliament (DYP), the participants will not be provided any travel cost or any other logistical support. They have to bear all expenses.
For State Youth Parliament (SYP), the participants will be provided boarding & lodging facility & their travelling expenses (ordinary bus/ sleeper class train fare) will be reimbursed.
For National Youth Parliament (NYP), the participants will be provided boarding & lodging facility and the travelling expenses (ordinary bus/ sleeper class train fare) will be reimbursed.
Submission Closed