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National Youth Parliament Festival

Context: Second National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) to be concluded on 12 January. 

Details

• The second NYPF was launched in December 2020 through virtual mode. 
• 34 lakh youth from across the country participated in the first stage. 
• It was followed by State Youth Parliaments through virtual mode in January 2021. 
• The finals of the second NYPF will be held in the Central Hall of the Parliament on 11th January 2021. 
• The top three winners will get the opportunity to speak before the Prime Minister of the country on the concluding day.

About the National Youth Parliament Festival

• The objective of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) is to hear the voice of youth between 18 and 25 years of age, who are allowed to vote and will join various careers in the coming years, including public services. 
• NYPF is based on the idea given by the Prime Minister in one of his Mann Ki Baat Addresses in 2017. 
• The first NYPF was organised in 2019 (Jan – Feb) with the theme “Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy”.

Additional Information 

About National Youth Festival

• The National Youth Festival is celebrated every year from 12^th to 16^th January. 
• 12^th January, being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as National Youth Day. 
• The objective of the National Youth Festival is to bring the youth of the country together to showcase their talents; provide them with an arena, by creating a mini-India, where they interact in formal and informal settings and exchange their social and cultural uniqueness. 
• It is also to promote national integration, the spirit of communal harmony, brotherhood, courage and adventure. 
• The basic aim is to propagate the spirit, essence and concept of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. 
• National Youth Festival 2021 theme: ‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’