Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the event of the second National Youth Parliament Festival on January 12 at 10:30 am through video conferencing. Three national winners will also present their views during the ceremony. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will also be present during this period.
The National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) aims to listen to the voices of youth between 18-25 years old. The National Youth Parliament Festival is based on the idea given by the Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat on 31 December 2017.
Taking inspiration from this idea, the first NYPF was organized from January 12 to February 27, 2019, with the theme 'New Voice of the New India and Find Solutions and Contribute to Policy'.
During this time, a total of 88 thousand youths participated in the program. The second NYPF was launched on December 23, 2020, via virtual mode. In the first phase, 2.34 lakh youth from across the country participated. The second NYPF final will take place on 11 January in the Central Hall of Parliament.
The 19 national winners will have the opportunity to speak before the national jury of Rajya Sabha MP Rupa Ganguly, Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Sahib Singh, and journalist Prafulla Ketkar. The top three winners will get an opportunity to speak in front of the Prime Minister at the ceremony on January 12.