Question : YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITIONS

(a) the number of Youth Parliament Competitions organized during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise; and

(b) the benefits of such programmes/competitions?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF THE STATE FOR PLANNING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a) Youth Parliament Competition in selected schools in Delhi,Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Universities/Colleges are organized by the Ministry. The details ofthe competition held during last three years and current year are as under:-

S.No.	Years	Delhi Schools	Kendriya	Jawahar	Universities/	Vidyalaya	Navodaya	Colleges	Vidyalaya
1.	2007-08	33	90	64	36
2.	2008-09	33	90	64
3.	2009-10	32	90	64
4.	2010-11	18

Details of Youth Parliament Competition held during the last three year in states/UTs are as under:-

S.No. Year	Name of states who organized Youth	Parliament Competition

1. 2007-08	1. Delhi	2. Haryana	3. Karnataka	4. Madhya Pradesh	5. Mizoram

2. 2008-09	1. Assam	2. Delhi	3. Haryana	4. Karnataka

3. 2009-10	1. Assam	2. Delhi	3. Haryana	4. Karnataka	5. Uttarakhand	6. West Bengal

4. 2010-11	1. Delhi, (As on 9.08.2010	18 competitions have been held so far)

(b) With a view to strengthen the roots of democracy, inculcate healthy habits of discipline, tolerance of views of others and to enable the student community to have better awareness about the working of Parliament, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, have been holding Youth Parliament Competitions since 1966. The benefit of the scheme is the growing awareness of Parliamentary procedure & practice, democratic values among younger generation.

Question : YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITIONS

Answer given by the minister

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