The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (Department of School Education and Literacy) and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is jointly organizing a National Award Ceremony to felicitate the winners of the Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS) on 28^th January 2026 in New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel and Union Minister of State for Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar will grace the occasion. During the event, a comprehensive compendium documenting the transformative journey of the Model Youth Gram Sabha initiative will also be released. Senior officials from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Department of School Education and Literacy, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Eklavya Model Residential Schools will attend the ceremony. The ceremony will celebrate the achievements of over 28,000 students from 619 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools who participated in simulated Gram Sabhas and Gram Panchayat proceedings across the country. Around 900 participants, including students and teachers from the winning schools, elected representatives of PRIs and key stakeholders associated with the MYGS initiative will also participate in the event.

The inaugural session scheduled from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM will feature live mock Gram Sabha demonstrations by Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Una (Himachal Pradesh) and Eklavya Model Residential School, Kosambuda (Chhattisgarh), highlighting experiential learning of democratic processes. While the award ceremony commencing at 2:30 PM will honour winning schools and students for their exemplary understanding of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system envisaged under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

Backgrounder on MYGS  : https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2184163&reg=3&lang=2

PR on Launch of MYGS Initiative: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2184325&reg=3&lang=2

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