National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024

• The National Youth Parliament 2024 concluded recently.
• The National Youth Parliament is being organised this year based on the theme of ‘Young Voices: Engage and Empower for Nation’s Transformation’.
• The National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024 was organised from 9th February 2024 to 6th March 2024 across the country at three levels covering 785 Districts of the country.
• Winners
  • Yatin Bhaskar Duggal from Haryana won the first prize in the National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024, while Vaishna Pitchai from Tamil Nadu won the second prize and Kanishka Sharma from Rajasthan the third prize.

ABOUT NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT FESTIVAL

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and National Service Scheme (NSS) has been organizing Youth Parliament District Youth Parliament, State Youth Parliament and National Youth Parliament.
• The 1^st National Youth Parliament Festival was held in 2019.
• These Youth Parliaments are aimed at strengthening the roots of democracy; inculcate healthy habits of discipline, tolerance of the view of others and to enable youths to know about practices and procedures of the Parliament.