Youth Parliament Competitions
As per the Scheme of Financial Assistance to States/Union Territories for organizing Youth Parliament Competitions, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs provides financial assistance as per the following limits, subject to receiving of the claims on completion of the competitions from the concerned States/UTs:- Sl. No. Strength of Legislature Maximum Amount for reimbursement 1. Legislatures having members up to 100 ₹ 3 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 2. Legislatures having members between 100 -200 ₹ 4 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 3. Legislatures having members above 200 ₹ 5 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 4. UTs having no legislature ₹ 2 lakhs per UT p.a. During the Financial Year 2024-25, total amount of financial assistance reimbursed to the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Odisha is as follows: Sl. No. State Amount Reimbursed Madhya Pradesh ₹4,83,145/- Haryana ₹2,75,335/- Odisha ₹3,66,578/- Total ₹ 11,25,058/- As per the guidelines of the Scheme, the Ministry does not prescribe any particular subjects for questions and answers and other discussions in Youth Parliament sittings. However, it is desirable that the matters raised in the Youth Parliament sittings relate to contemporary important and relevant issues, welfare activity, defence of the country, social justice, social reforms, economic development, communal harmony, health and student discipline etc. This information was given by the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. L. Murugan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. *** SS/ISA As per the Scheme of Financial Assistance to States/Union Territories for organizing Youth Parliament Competitions, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs provides financial assistance as per the following limits, subject to receiving of the claims on completion of the competitions from the concerned States/UTs:- Sl. No. Strength of Legislature Maximum Amount for reimbursement 1. Legislatures having members up to 100 ₹ 3 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 2. Legislatures having members between 100 -200 ₹ 4 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 3. Legislatures having members above 200 ₹ 5 lakhs per Legislature p.a. 4. UTs having no legislature ₹ 2 lakhs per UT p.a. During the Financial Year 2024-25, total amount of financial assistance reimbursed to the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Odisha is as follows: Sl. No. State Amount Reimbursed Madhya Pradesh ₹4,83,145/- Haryana ₹2,75,335/- Odisha ₹3,66,578/- Total ₹ 11,25,058/- As per the guidelines of the Scheme, the Ministry does not prescribe any particular subjects for questions and answers and other discussions in Youth Parliament sittings. However, it is desirable that the matters raised in the Youth Parliament sittings relate to contemporary important and relevant issues, welfare activity, defence of the country, social justice, social reforms, economic development, communal harmony, health and student discipline etc. This information was given by the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. L. Murugan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. *** SS/ISA