**Summary of National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0**
**Overview**
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs unveiled an upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) web portal, designated as NYPS 2.0, on September 11, 2024. The initiative aims to expand the reach of the Youth Parliament Programme and foster wider participation among students and citizens across India.
**Key Features and Inclusivity**
Unlike the previous iteration, which was restricted to recognized educational institutions, NYPS 2.0 is accessible to all educational institutions, groups, and individual citizens. Participation is categorized into three streams:
* Institution Participation
* Group Participation
* Individual Participation
The scheme is designed to be fully inclusive, allowing participation regardless of gender, caste, creed, religion, race, region, or place of residence.
**Outreach and Engagement**
To maximize the programme's reach, the Ministry has coordinated with several entities, including:
* State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.
* Legislatures of States and Union Territories.
* Educational boards, specifically CBSE and CISCE.
* Media promotion through publicity video tutorials broadcast on Sansad TV.
**Performance Metrics**
Since the launch of NYPS 2.0, the following participation data has been recorded:
* **Registered Institutions:** 4,594
* **Individual Participants:** 44,403
**Official Source**
The details of the scheme were provided by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice and Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026.
**Reference Information**
* **Release ID:** 2245271
* **Post Date:** March 25, 2026, 6:18 PM
* **Origin:** PIB Delhi
Key Entities Referenced
NYPS 2.0 (National Youth Parliament Scheme 2.0): An upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme web portal expanded to include all educational institutions, groups, and individual citizens.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for unveiling the NYPS 2.0 portal and expanding the Youth Parliament Programme.
Youth Parliament Programme: The overarching government initiative aimed at encouraging participation of students and citizens in democratic processes.
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal: The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs who provided official data on the scheme's progress in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
NYPS 2.0 Open to Educational Institutions,
Groups, and Citizens Across the Country
Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 6:18PM by PIB Delhi
To expand the Youth Parliament Programme and to ensure wider participation of students/citizens, the Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs has unveiled an upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) web portal, known as NYPS 2.0, on
11th September 2024. Unlike the previous version, which was limited to recognized educational institutions only, NYPS 2.0 is
open to all the educational institutions, groups, and citizens across the country through Institution Participation, Group
Participation, and Individual Participation, respectively. It is open for participation regardless of gender, caste, creed, religion,
race, region, place of residence in the country etc.
Further, to expand the outreach of the NYPS more, the Ministry has written to all State Governments, Union Territory
Administrations, Legislatures of States/UTs, various educational boards (CBSE, CISCE), and also а publicity video tutorial is
broadcast from time to time on Sansad TV. Since the launch of NYPS 2.0, a total of 4,594 institutions have registered under the
Institution Participation, and 44,403 individuals have participated under the Individual Participation in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice and Minister of State of
Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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