|
| Related News |
UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi Inaugurates 31 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
New Delhi: Smt. |
Two-Day India Carbon Market Conclave 2010 Gets Under Way
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
New Delhi: Ms. |
World Physiotherapy Day is celebrated by blood donation camp at Amity
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Noida: Amity Institute of Physiotherapy celebrated World Physiotherapy Day by organizing a blood donation camp at Amity campus, Sector- 44, Noida. |
A group of 27 students representing Indian Diaspora youth visits Amity Business School, Manesar
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Manesar: Under "15th Know India Program", a joint initiative by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Govt. |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Winner Rana Dasgupta in Jamia
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
New Delhi: Commonwealth Writers' Prize Winner 2010 Rana Dasgupta delivered the inaugural address at the Refresher Course being organized on "Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture" at the Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia from 8th to the 30th of September. |
|
|

|
|
New Delhi: Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Hon'ble Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources presented the Running Parliamentary Shield and Trophy to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala at National Level in the '22nd National Youth Parliament Competition, 2009-2010'. On this occasion the students of Kendriya Vidyala Pottom, Thriuvananthapuram, Kerala, also presented a short sitting of "Youth Parliament". Apart from this, 5 Vidyalayas which stood first in their respective zones and 12 Vidyalayas which stood first in their respective regions received this award.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Youth Parliament Scheme aims at inculcating among the younger generations the spirit of self-discipline, tolerance of diverse opinion, righteous expression of views and other virtues of democratic way of life. Besides, the scheme also acquaints the students with the practices and procedures of Parliament, techniques of discussion and debate and develops in them the quality of leadership.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs have been organising Youth Parliament Competition in the schools under the Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and NDMC every year since 1966. In 1978, Kendriya Vidyalayas situated in and around Delhi were included in the competition alongwith the Delhi schools. In 1988, a separate National Youth Parliament Scheme for Kendriya Vidyalayas was introduced as a part of the celebrations of 40 years of India's Independence and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's birth centenary. In 1997-98, two more national competitions, one for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and the other for Universities and Colleges were introduced as a part of the celebrations to commemorate 50 years of India's Independence.
Under the scheme of Youth Parliament, 22nd National Youth Parliament Competition for Kendriya Vidyalayas, in the series was organised during 2009-2010 among 90 schools. In accordance with the scheme, the competition was held in two stages, first at the regional level and then at the national level. The position of zonal first is also determined on the basis of evaluation of performance for the national level.
The Vidyalayas, that stood first in their respective regions competed at the national level. Team of judges which included MPs/Ex-MPs alongwith officers of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan evaluated these competitions. On the basis of the evaluations, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala was declared first at the National Level. |