5^th Anniversary of Web portal of National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) today

The web-portal of NYPS of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was launched by the then President of India , Sh. Ram Nath Kovind, on 26th November, 2019 , on the occasion to commemorate the 70^th Anniversary of adoption of the Constitution of India ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ held in Central Hall, Parliament House, New Delhi. It was launched in the august presence of  Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Prime Minister,  Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and other Ministers and Members of both the Houses of Parliament.

The portal was developed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to increase the outreach of the Youth Parliament programme of the Ministry to hitherto untouched sections and corners of the country. Initially, recognised educational institutions across the country were eligible to participate on the portal. It gave an opportunity to the students to associate themselves with our great democratic values. The portal can be accessed at https://nyps.mpa.gov.in.

Apart from the Guidelines, various training modules like literature, video tutorials, sample scripts etc. are available on the portal for self- learning of the participants.

After registration, e-training and conducting of Youth Parliament sitting in physical or virtual mode, the participants upload the reports, photos, videos etc., after which they receive their richly deserved certificates of participation from the portal itself. The portal also allows multiple registrations for each Institution by forming different teams of students.

Thereafter, on 11th September, 2024, to bring all the citizens of the country under the ambit of the NYPS, the NYPS 2.0 has been launched by Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju, as part of 100 days achievements of the Ministry.

Through NYPS 2.0, the citizens of the country can participate on the portal under: (a) Institution Participation; (b) Group Participation; and (c) Individual Participation.

Through Institution Participation, all the educational institutions of the country can now participate on the portal for conducting their Youth Parliament sittings. There are two categories of students for Institution participation, viz. (i) Kishore Sabha and (ii) Tarun Sabha. Kishore Sabha is for the students of class VI to XII and Tarun Sabha is for the Undergraduate/ Post Graduate students. Head of the Institution/Teacher in-charge shall get a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ and every participating student shall also get a ‘Certificate of Participation’. The option of multiple registrations is also available for each Institution by forming different teams of students.

Through Group Participation, all the citizens of the country can now conduct Youth Parliament sittings by forming formal /informal Groups. The Leader of the Group shall get a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ and every participant in the Group shall also get a ‘Certificate of Participation’. The option of multiple registrations is also available under the Group Participation.

Through Individual Participation, all the citizens of the country can participate in the Quiz on the theme of "Bharatiya Democracy in Action”. Before participation, the participants may go through the Video Tutorial and Content relating to the Constitution of India, Indian Parliament and its Practices and Procedures etc. available on the portal, for their self -learning. Thereafter, they can participate in the Quiz by attempting 10 Questions and get a Certificate of Participation after giving at least 6 right answers. A participant, who is unable to give at least 6 right answers, has also the option to re-attempt the quiz.

In the past five years since its inception, more than 1,00,000 students have already taken part on the NYPS portal through various activities.

As India celebrates ‘Samvidhan Diwas‘ on November 26^th to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution, a milestone that shaped the democratic framework of the nation, the initiative of engaging Youth through NYPS portal is giving shape to Prime Minister’s vision of organizing Youth Parliaments in all parts of the country and creating awareness among youth of our country about the working of Parliament with a view to strengthen the roots of democracy.

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