YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION WILL
UNLEASH A MOVEMENT TO SPREAD THE FRAGRANCE OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
INTO THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE STUDENT COMMUNITY - CHIKHALIA
THE JAWAHAR
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, PALERU, KHAMMAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH HAS
SECURED THE FIRST POSITION
Minister of State
for Parliamentary Affairs, Smt. Bhavnaben Chikhalia has said that
youth parliament competition will unleash a movement to spread
the fragrance of parliamentary democracy into the society through
the student community. She was presiding over the Prize Distribution
Function of the 6th National Youth Parliament Competition
2002-2003 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalas held here today. She further
said that the target of youth parliament scheme is not only to
convey to the students the rules of procedure for conducting youth
parliament; its objective is not even to criticize or eulogize
the present or past Governments, but, it was conceived with the
idea of instilling democratic ethos in our younger generation
by inculcating in them democratic virtues like tolerance, discipline,
respect for divergent views and beliefs, and other determinants
of civilized social behaviour.
In 1997, the
scheme of youth parliament competition for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalays
was started in commomeration of 50 years of India’s Independence.
So far six national youth parliaments pompetitions have been organized.
Last year, 75
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas participated from eight regions. At
the national level eight Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, one from
each region, competed among themselves. The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyala,
Paleru, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh has secured the first
position.
During the function
the audience also witnessed the brief session of the youth parliament
of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Paleru, district Khammam, Andhra
Pradesh. The trophies and prizes were also distributed to the
awardees.
