<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The finals of the National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024 began in the Central Hall of the Parliament in New Delhi today. Eighty-seven State-level winners assembled in New Delhi for the finals in the Youth Parliament.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Speaking at the inaugural function Secretary, Youth Affairs Meeta Rajivlochan said that India is a country which has always been led by youth and future of this country vest with the young people. She also said that the country's youth is at the forefront in all the fields. Ms Rajivlochan said that within just three months of the launch of MY Bharat platform, around 1.5 crore youth have registered on it.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will attend the valedictory function tomorrow. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and National Service Scheme, has been organizing Youth Parliament. These Youth Parliaments are aimed at strengthening the roots of democracy, inculcate healthy habits of discipline and to enable youths to know about practices and procedures of the Parliament. Youth Parliaments promote leadership qualities among youth and enable them to realize their full potential and in the process, to contribute to the nation building.</span></p>