National Youth Parliament Festival

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The 4th edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) began on 2 March 2023 at the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.

An overview of the news

• The fourth edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival, 2023 was launched with the theme "Ideas for a Better Tomorrow: India for the World".

• Its objective is to strengthen democracy and enable the student community to understand the working of Parliament.

• The event saw the participation of 87 state level winners competing for the top positions, wherein 29 finalists were presented before the National Jury for final selection.

• Members of the jury also included Members of Parliament and Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

• More than 2.01 lakh youth from 748 districts of all states and union territories participated in it at 150 locations across the country.

About National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF)

• It is based on the idea given by the Prime Minister in his Mann Ki Baat Address.

• The 1st edition was organized in 2019 with the theme “Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy”.

• The second edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival 2021 was organized with the theme "YUVAAH- Utsah Naye Bharat Ka".

• The 3rd edition of the Festival was organized in 2022 with the theme “Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy”. 

The National Youth Parliament Festival is organized at three levels-

1. District Youth Parliament (DYP) - Preliminary round of screening is conducted for selection of youth to participate in DYP by Jury.

2. State Youth Parliament (SYP) - Youth selected by jury from District Youth Parliament participate in SYP at State level.

3. National Youth Parliament (NYP) - Youth selected by the jury from the State Youth Parliament participate at the National level in NYP at New Delhi.