Introduction: Why Youth Parliament ?

The law-making bodies are required to discuss various local, national and international issues and then make suitable laws on them. The members of these bodies present all points of views and try to represent the public's interest related to a problem. An effort is always made to come to such a conclusion that would please most and antagonise least. These decisions are the result of long drawn debates. Democracy is not a new concept to India. One of the rationales of democracy is that in it everybody gets a chance to be heard. All citizen’s have the right to express their opinions freely and thereby contribute to the taking of right decisions and passing of good laws that govern the country. Holding of Mock Parliament in educational institutions allows the students to research and take part in discussions that concern the nation. It develops a person’s personality and enhances his social and political thinking. It, also, provides a platform to young minds to come together and step into the shoes of the policy makers and understand what it takes to run a diverse nation like ours. The changing times call for a programme in which elements of personality enhancement techniques are used and integrated as far as possible and a Mock Parliament is a programme in which group discussion and role-playing techniques can effectively be used to make students consider public issues and form their opinion on them.