National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) 2023

National Youth Parliament Festival: Youth Parliament festival is an important event that recognizes and spread awareness about the contributions of youth in various sectors in India. National Youth Parliament Festival 2023 is also important for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 and UPSC Mains Exam (GS Paper 2- Various policies and programs for human development and utilizing demographic dividend).

National Youth Parliament Festival in News

Recently, Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla addressed the valedictory function of the 4th edition of National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.

4^th National Youth Parliament Festival 2023

The 4th edition of National Youth Parliament Festival, 2023 was launched with the theme “Ideas for a Better tomorrow: India for the World”.

• District Youth Parliaments were conducted from 25th to 29th January 2023. More than 2.01 Lakh youth from 748 Districts of all States and UTs participated at 150 venues across the country.
• The 1st and 2nd position holder of District Youth Parliament (DYP) participated from 3rd to 7th February, 2023 at State Youth Parliament Festival.

National Youth Parliament Festival Winners

A total 85 people won the National Youth Parliament Festival 2023. Out of 85 national winners of National Youth Parliament Festival, 61 of are girls.

• The first three winners of the competition got the opportunity to speak before the Speaker, Lok Sabha who also interacted with the youth on the occasion.
• The three National Winners of the Festival expressed their views during the event.

Role of Youth in National Development

• Out of the 12 National records that were broken last year in the Khelo India Games held in Haryana, 11 of them were broken by girls.
• Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, out of 25 National records which were broken, 19 were by girls.
• The contribution of youth in start-ups is also immense. More than 90000 start-ups are there in India out of which 107 are Unicorns.
• India has the distinction of being among the top 3 start-up nation in the world.

What is National Youth Parliament Festival?

National Youth Parliament Festival is based on the idea given by the Prime Minister in his Mann Ki Baat Address on 31st December, 2017. The National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) is organized to hear the voice of the youth, who will join various careers in the coming years, including public services.

Previous National Youth Parliament Festivals

Till now, a total of four editions of the National Youth Parliament Festivals have been organized in India (including the NYPF 2023). A brief details about these youth parliament festivals are given below-

• First National Youth Parliament Festival: it was organized rom 12th January to 27th February, 2019.
  • National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 theme: the theme of first edition of National Youth Parliament Festival was “Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy”.
  • A total of 88,000 youth participated in the program.
• Second Edition of National Youth Parliament Festival: It was organized from 23rd December, 2020 to 12th January, 2021 through virtual mode.
  • National Youth Parliament Festival 2020 Theme: the theme was “YUVAAH- Utsah Naye Bharat Ka”.
  • It was witnessed by more than 23 lakh youth and stakeholders across the country at District, State and National level.
• Third National Youth Parliament Festival 2022: It was organized in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.
  • Theme: The 3rd edition of National Youth Parliament Festival, 2022 was organized with the theme “Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy”.
  • Participation: National Youth Festival 2022 saw the participation of more than 2.44 Lakh Youth.

National Youth Parliament Festival FAQs

1. What is National Youth Parliament Festival?

Ans. The National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) is organized to hear the voice of the youth, who will join various careers in the coming years, including public services.

2. When was the first National Youth Parliament Festival organized?

Ans. First National Youth Parliament Festival was organized from 12th January to 27th February, 2019.

3. What is the 4^th National Youth Parliament Festival theme?

Ans. The 4^th National Youth Parliament Festival 2023 was organized on the theme “Ideas for a Better tomorrow: India for the World”.

4. Where is the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) organized?

Ans. National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) is organized in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.

26th National Youth Festival 2023 Inaugurated by PM Modi in Hubbali, Karnataka

26th National Youth Festival 2023 Inaugurated by PM Modi in Hubbali, Karnataka

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