Milind Deora
• Member of Parliament- South
Mumbai
• Minister of State- Ministry of
Communications & IT
• Minister of State- Ministry of
Shipping
Youth Centric Initiatives
• Job Fairs
• Vocational Training
Programs
• Computer Literacy
Programs
• Cricket & Football
Talent Hunts
• Youth Parliament
The Youth Parliament
Concept:
• Experience a day in Lok Sabha
• Discuss and debate various local, national and international
issues and then make suitable laws on them
The Youth Parliament
Objectives:
• To develop in students an insight into the working of parliament
• To make students consider public issues and form opinions on
them
• To develop in students the ability to arrive at a collective decision
after discussion
The Youth Parliament
On Parliament Day:
• Short Discussion- process where elected representatives raise
important matters with Ministers in government
• Matters of Public Importance- an “open house” for raising
issues that are extremely urgent and deserve the government’s
attention
• Legislative Business- Debate
and discussion over a particular
legislative bill
• Private Members’ Bill- open
forum for individual members
to put forth bills
The Youth Parliament
Selection of Participants- What kind of students are we
looking for?
• Students who are well informed and who have fairly good
knowledge of our country's social, economic and political
problems
• Students who hold positions of merit in their classes
• Students who have leadership
qualities, are interested in
extracurricular activities and can
add value to this event
• Students will have to submit
short write up on prescribed
topics
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The Youth Parliament
Application Process
Choose any ONE of the following topics and send a write-up of
one paragraph (upto 150 words) and mail it to
mdi.youthparliament@gmail.com in PDF format
( eg.nishantarora.pdf) latest by 31st July 2013.
1) Citizen’s responsibility towards better governance in your
country.
2) How can your Member of Parliament contribute more
towards his Constituency?
3) How can youth power be utilised optimally?
The Youth Parliament
Conclusion
• Based on their performance in the YP, students will be selected
for a visit to the Parliament during the Winter Session, 2013
• Experience firsthand debates, policy-making from the galleries
in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
• Engage with the Speaker of the House, important politicians,
leaders and Union Ministers
• Get a personalized tour of the Parliament, the Parliament
Museum etc. by a bureaucrat