The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is organizing the Prize Distribution Function for the 27th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. The event will take place on September 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building, New Delhi.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju will preside over the function and distribute prizes to winning students and schools. The competition involved 100 Vidyalayas spread across 8 regions of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti throughout India.
PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ukhrul-1, Manipur (Shillong Region) won first place and will present a repeat performance of their "Youth Parliament Sitting" during the ceremony. This school will receive the Running Parliamentary Shield and Trophy. Additionally, seven other schools received regional merit trophies: PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kollam, Kerala (Hyderabad Region); PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (Chandigarh Region); PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Suratgarh, Sriganganagar-II, Rajasthan (Jaipur Region); PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Malhar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (Bhopal Region); PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Valsad, Gujarat (Pune Region); PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Purulia, West Bengal (Patna Region); and PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand (Lucknow Region).
The Ministry has been organizing Youth Parliament Competitions in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for 30 years, with the program aimed at instilling democratic values, self-discipline, tolerance of diverse opinions, and parliamentary procedures among young students. The program also focuses on developing leadership qualities, self-confidence, and effective oratory skills among participants.