ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2008/ 68

(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

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Youth Parliament Competition:

Maharana Pratap University, Udaipur bags First Prize

 

Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Finance gave away prizes to the winners of the 8th Youth Parliament Competition, 2005-2006 for universities/colleges on 25 July 2008. The students of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan bagged the first prize among 35 competitors. Besides, Merit Trophies were awarded to six universities standing first in their respective groups. These are, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu; University of Mumbai, Mumbai; Madurai Kamraj University, Madurari; Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Jabalpur; University of Kalyani, West Bengal and G. B. Pant University.

 

In his remarks, Shri Bansal said that such an exercise inculcates democratic values among students. Lauding the performance of winning teams, the Minister wished that legislators should take a leaf out of youth parliamentarians. Tolerance, he said, in the core issue in the functioning of Parliament, which allows space for the expression of all shades of opinion. Youth Parliament not only exposes the students to the functioning of our Parliament system and procedures, but also reinforces in them the spirit of democracy. The Minister appreciated the effort of all teachers and students involved in the competition. The Scheme of Youth Parliament contributes towards qualities of discipline, leadership, tolerance and concern for the society amongst students, he said. The Youth Parliament Scheme acquaints the students with the practices and procedures of Parliament, techniques of discussion and debate and develops in them the quality of leadership. Teams of judges, which included MPs/Ex-MPs along with officers of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and academicians of repute from non-participating institutions, evaluated the competition.

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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India. 

ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 358 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.

Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting youthin their programmes and activities.

Affiliation: 

Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
CRIN, South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN),

Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO), Thailand;
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Thailand;
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

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