Scheme of National Youth Parliament Competition_2014

8/10/2019 Scheme of National Youth Parliament Competition_2014

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NATIONAL YOUTH

PARLIAMENT

COMPETITION

SCHEME

FOR

UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

2014


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SCHEME OFNATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION

FOR

UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

1. Objectives of the Yoth P!"#i!$e%t Sche$e

With a view to strengthening the roots of democracy, inculcate healthy habits of

discipline, tolerance of the views of others and to enable the student community to

understand the working of our Parliamentary institutions, the Ministry of Parliamentary

Affairs has introduced the Scheme of ational !outh Parliament "ompetition for

#niversities$"olleges throughout the country. %hese competitions are conducted on an

annual basis in each academic year.

&. E#i&ibi#it' fo" e%t"' i% the Co$(etitio%

All the #niversities$"olleges recognized by UGC/Government of

India$St!te Gove"%$e%twho sponsor their nominees for attending the 'rientation

"ourse conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs prior to the start of the

"ompetition would be eligible for participation. The Mi%ist"' of P!"#i!$e%t!"'

Aff!i"s $!' !)) !%' !))itio%!# i%stittio% fo" (!"tici(!tio% i% the co$(etitio%*

(. Fo"$!t !%) (e"io) of the Co$(etitio%

%he "ompetition would normally be held in two stages depending on the

number of participating institutions ) the first stage at the group level where the

institutions will be divided into various groups and secondly at the ational *evel

between the winners of the various groups.

The calendar of events for every year is as under :-

(i) rientation Course by !anuary/"ebruary

(ii) Grou# $evel i%e% &st$evel 'valuation by e#tember

(iii) ational $evel 'valuation by *ecember

(iv) +rize *istribution "unction by ,arch

%he schedule of the +roup and ational *evel "ompetitions will be finalied by

the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the entire competition will be conducted

within the same academic year. -ach participating institution will prepare a single

team of +,-++students who will participate as a team representing the institution.

/or the purpose of organiing the +roup *evel "ompetition the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs may nominate a co0ordinator from amongst the participating

institutions to conduct and co0ordinate the competition in respect of that group and

submit a report thereon to the Ministry. The #artici#ants interested to be the

Grou# Coordinator can e#ress his/her .illingness in the #roforma at

nneure 0C1 before rientation Course% 2e .ould be reimbursed chea#est


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airfare for evaluating the #erformance of educational institutions in his/her

Grou#%

%he "oordinator of the !outh Parliament activity will also mentioned three

probable dates for organiing +roup and ational *evel "ompetition in the

ANNE.URE 01 2 E1 "es(ective#'.

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. 0"!tio% of the Yoth P!"#i!$e%t sitti%&

%he duration of the sitting of the 2!outh Parliament3 should not e4ceed 55

minutes. 'ut of this, nearly &6 minutes may be devoted to 7uestions and the

remaining time be utilied for discussion on 8ills, Motions, 9esolutions etc. as

indicated in the literature on the sub:ect which would be made available during the

'rientation "ourse conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs prior to the

commencement of each "ompetition.

5. Sbjects fo" )iscssio% i% the Yoth P!"#i!$e%t sessio%1

%he matters raised in the 2!outh Parliament session3 may relate to sub:ect of

welfare activities, defence, social reforms, economic development, communal

harmony, public health, education, internal security3 use of modern technology

etc. Special emphasis may lay on issues relating to human rights, he!#th !%)

e)c!tio%* A list of suggested topics on which items may be presented is at

A%%e4"e-A*

o direct or indirect remarks may be made in the speeches which may cast

aspersion on political parties or leaders$persons etc. and controversial topics based on

actual events of recent occurrence should be avoided. ;t would be desirable to take up

issues, based on hypothetical events for e4pounding upon the basic principles

proposed to be debated. A list of 2


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evaluated by a panel of :udges consisting of

iB Member of Parliament$-40Member of ParliamentCiiB An 'fficer of the Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsC and

iiiB An academician of repute from a non0participating institution preferably

in consultation with Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs$+roup "oordinator.

8ased on this evaluation a merit list will be drawn to select the 2ationalWinner3. ;ndividual performances will also be evaluated and pries awarded to the

selected team members on the basis of their meritorious performance.

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%he institutions participating at the ational level would be selected on the

basis of group0level competitions among the various institutions.

7%he group0level competitions would be evaluated by a team consisting of0

iB An Member of Parliament$-40 Member of ParliamentC

ii) Grou# coordinator to be a##ointed by ,inistry of +arliamentary

ffairs from among the institutions not #artici#ating in that grou# for

evaluating the #erformance of the short sittings of 4outh +arliament

of all institutions in that Grou#% The Grou# Co-ordinator a##ointed by

the ,inistry of +arliamentary ffairs should ensure that the ,ember of

+arliament/'-,ember of +arliament arranged by the institution has

the 5no.ledge of both 2indi 6 'nglish language%

iii) An academician of repute from a non0participating educational institution to be

decided #referably in consultation .ith Grou# Coordinator%7

D. Shie#)s8 T"o(hies8 P"i9es etc*

At the ational *evel the following would be awarded

:!; R%%i%& Shie#)

A running shield will be awarded to the institution declared as first at theational level competition. ;f a particular institution wins the shield for three

consecutive years, the shield will be retained permanently by that institution.

:b; T"o(hies

iB %he institution declared as first in the ational level competition will be awarded

another trophy.

iiB 'ne trophy each will be awarded to the other institutions participating in the


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ational level by virtue of their having secured first position in their

respective groups in the first stage group0levelB of the competition.

7The t"o(hies !t :i; !%) :ii; !bove -

Pries and certificates will be awarded to students of each of the

participating institutions selected by the evaluating panel for their meritorious

performance. At the +roup *evel a ma4imum of si4 students would be selected

by the evaluating panel for the pries and certificates. At the ational *evel a

ma4imum of eight students would be selected by the evaluating panel for the

pries and certificates.

:); At the +roup *evel of the competition, besides a certificate to the co0

ordinator, a ma4imum of = Si4B students from among the members of the teamof each participating educational institution may be selected for award of

individual pries and certificates by this Ministry as under 0

iB /irst prie 0 'ne

iiB Second prie 0 'ne

iiiB %hird prie 0 'ne

ivB Special prie 0 %hree

16. P"i9e 0ist"ibtio% F%ctio%

%he Prie


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not e4ceed 55 minutes.

%he Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs will fi4 a date and venue for the function

as mentioned in +ara 8 of the scheme under the sub-heading calendar of

events% %he pries shall be distributed by a high dignitary. ;nvitations to F;Ps and

others for attending this function will be issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

which shall bear the entire e4penditure on this function, such as0

E4(e%)it"e o%0

aB 9ent of the >all$ShamianaC

bB *ighting and seating arrangementsC

cB Printing of ;nvitation cardsC

dB Postage and stationeryCeB 9efreshmentsC and

fB 'ther contingencies

%he Prie


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also for completing group level competition in scheduled time as evaluation team

member. %he "oordinators$ +roup coordinators may submit their claims in the

standard formats of %A$


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--ANNE.URE-A

CERTAIN SUGGESTE0 SU5BECTS FOR 0ISCUSSION IN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

COMPETITION1 FOR UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES IN A00ITION TO THOSE

MENTIONE0 IN THE RULES AN0 REGULATIONS OF THE A0OPTE0 SCHEME 5ASE0

ON THE SUGGESTIONS RECEIVE0 AN0 THE SU5BECTS 0E5ATE0 IN VARIOUS

YOUTH PARLIAMENT SESSIONS AN0 0URING ORIENTATION COURSES*

1. Should Parliament have unfettered powers of legislation.

&. ;mplementation of the Members of Parliament *ocal Area uman 9ights with focus on right of life enshrined in Articles &1 and && of the

"onstitution.. 9eservation for women in legislative bodies and in services.

5. eed to prescribe some minimum education and e4perience in public service for

legislators.

=. ational integration with focus on growth of ethnicity.

?. Matters regarding population control and policy with focus on legislation to provide

incentives$disincentives.

@. -lectoral 9eforms with focus on corruption.D. 9ight of legislators to decide their own perks. >ow else to decideH

16. Ways to provide a competent and stable +overnment in the event of a hung

Parliament.

11. Privileges and "ode of "onduct for the legislators.

1&. Ways to check corruption and inefficiency in Public Sector.

1(. "aretaker +overnment ) Status and /unctioning1. Presidential /orm of +overnment.

15. Proportional representation$list system.

1=. People3s rights to good governance.1?. 9epresentation of Sports0persons, 8eauty 7ueens and "ine0stars in

legislative bodies.


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0O1S AN0 0ON1T FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE YOUTH PARLIAMENT

COMPETITIONS

1. %he institutions and students participating in the !outh Parliament "ompetitions

should bear in mind that this scheme is a uniEue one. ;t is aimed to make these

!outh Parliaments as the nurseries of future parliamentarians. ;f rightly implemented

and its organiers and imbued with a sense of duty and dedication, it is likely to pay

rich dividends in the shape of all round improvement in our national character and

outlook. %his aspect should always be kept in view while the institutions volunteer

themselves for participation in these competitions.

&. ;t should not be forgotten that democracy offers political methods by which every

citien has the opportunity of participating through discussion and debates in an

attempt to reach a voluntary agreement as to what should be done for the good of

the community as a whole. ;t precludes the method of arriving at a decision on

social policy in the streets as these are the ways of monocracy and not of

democracy. %hus the scheme of !outh Parliament would help to start a movement

amongst students to channelie their energy into healthy and constructive activities

so that they may become useful citiens of tomorrow.

(. %he sub:ect to be selected for discussions in these !outh Parliaments should be as

far as possible non0controversial. %hey should largely deal with the problems

confronting the educational institutions and their day to day problems. %he sub:ect

should relate to welfare activities, define of the country, social :ustice and social

reforms, economic development, communal harmony, discipline, health of the

students, >uman 9ights etc.

. %wo most important parts of the list of business of a 2!outh Parliament3 are the

27uestions3 and the 2


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names to their parties and personalities. %hey should not give any impression that

they have any leanings or bias for or against any political party or philosophy.

=. ;t would be in the interest of the participating institutions if they were to have their

own IPermanent !outh ParliamentsJ which should serve as the Idebating societiesJ

for promoting debating talents in their students. %hus, at the time of selecting the

names of participants they can draw upon the talent from these IParliamentsJ.

?. %he participants should show utmost respect to the "hair. %hey should abide by the

decisions of the "hair and should have faith in his impartiality and :udgement.

@. -very member while coming to the >ouse for its sitting should bow to the "hair and

similarly while leaving the "hamber bow to the "hair.

D. %he members should not say or do anything on the floor of the >ouse that is not

warranted by rules of procedures or by the ruling or precedence or by the accepted

and established customs and conventions of the >ouse.

16. %here should be no discussion on sensitive policy matters affecting the relations of

our country with foreign friendly +overnments or which will prove embarrassing for

the country and its present day +overnment.

11. A member should never cross the floor while the >ouse is sitting i.e. he should

never pass between the "hair and any member who is speaking. Fiolation of this

rule is regarded as a breach of Parliamentary etiEuette.

1&. Members should not sit with their backs to the "hair. When a member wants to

speak he should raise hands to attract the attention of the "hair. o member should

speak unless he or she has 2"aught3 the eye of the Speaker and has been permitted

by the "hair by name or by a sign, to speak.

1(. -very member should resume his seat as the Speaker rises to speak or calls out

Iorder0orderJ and also when any other member is in possession of the floor. %wo or

more members should not keep standing at the same time.--

1. o member should rise or leave the >ouse when the Speaker is addressing the

>ouse. I%he Speaker is always to be heard in silenceJ.

15. o member should read out a written speech. >owever, a member may feel free to

consult his notes whenever he losses track of his prepared speech or te4t.


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1=. Personal references by way of imputations or Euestions against the bonafides of any

member should not be resorted to. A member must not address individual members

of the >ouse. >e should always address the "hair and make all remarks to other

members through the "hair.

1?. Members should not distribute within the precincts of the >ouse or inside the

legislature Euestionnaires or pamphlets not connected with the business of the

>ouse.

1@. %he member during participation in the discussion can use either -nglish or >indi.

>owever, if a member wants to speak in any other language, he is supposed to do

so with the permission of the Speaker, but before speaking he is supposed to furnish

in advance a copy of the translation of his speech.

1D. ;n short all participants in these !outh Parliaments should so conduct themselves as

to inspire respect for Parliament and Parliamentary ;nstitutions.


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hereby e4press my willingness to be the +roup "oordinator, if appointed by Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs on terms G conditions mentioned in the Scheme.


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