National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2.0 unveiled to widen student and citizen participation.

Exam-focused facts from the 4 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) launched upgraded NYPS 2.0 web portal on 02 February 2026.
Portal opened for all educational institutions, groups, and individual citizens across India regardless of gender, caste, creed, religion, race, region or place.
From 11 September 2024 to 27 January 2026, 44,32 institutions, 586 groups and 19 individuals registered; 95,319 students/citizens participated in 1,536 events organising 52,283 Youth Parliament Sittings (YPS).
MoPA wrote to all State Governments, Union Territory Administrations, State/UT Legislatures and boards CBSE and CISCE for awareness; publicity video aired on Sansad TV.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Dr L. Murugan provided the information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 02 February 2026.