(a) Whether the Government has received any request in the recent
past to conduct Children Parliament;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to conduct such programme to
create awareness among the teachers and students;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the funds earmarked for the purpose during the current year?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI B.K. HANDIQUE)
(a) to (d) No specific request on this subject has
been received in the recent past. However, with a
view to inculcate democratic values and disseminate
knowledge on the working of parliamentary
institutions among the student community, four
schemes of ‘Youth Parliament Competitions’ are being
implemented.These are : ‘Youth Parliament
Competition Scheme for Recognized Educational
Institutions in the National Capital Territory of
Delhi’ ; ‘National Youth Parliament Competition
Scheme for Kendriya Vidyalayas’; ‘National Youth
Parliament Competition Scheme for Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas’ and ‘National Youth Parliament
Competition Scheme for Universities/Colleges’. In
addition to the above four schemes, financial
assistance up to a maximum of Rs. 2 lakhs per annum
is being extended to the States/Union Territories for
conducting similar ‘Youth Parliament Competitions’ in
their educational institutions.
(e) No separate fund has been earmarked for Youth
Parliament Scheme in the Budget for the current year.
However, funds to the extent of Rs. 30 lakhs have
been provided under the head “Other Charges†for the
year 2007-08. Expenditure on Youth Parliament Schemes
is met from this head.