The legislature of any country is the fountain of all
progress. It spearheads the growth and development of its nation with the laws
and policy that it stipulates. MIPS’14 seeks to stimulate the legislator in the
common man. The spirit of the competition lies in encouraging the young of
today to come forth and shoulder, though for a brief span of two (2) days, the
responsibility of our parliamentarians.
The competition proceeds in a two pronged manner and
would comprise of four (4) sessions. The sessions would be spread across two
days.
Each participant at the time of the registration would
be required to choose from the options available the party that he/she would
like to represent. According to the choices of all participants, the party
chosen by the majority would de-facto be elected the government at the initial
stage of the competition. The party constituting the government would however
have to prove its majority at the floor of the house in the first session.
The party chosen next by the maximum number of
participants (after the government) would constitute the main opposition at the
initial stage of the competition. The opposition may however collate with other
parties and independent candidates to form the majority in the house thereby
forming the government at any stage of the competition.
A detailed document on the parliamentary procedures
would be e-mailed to the participants as part of the event docket.
DRAFTING AND TABLING OF
BILLS
MIPS’14 requires its participants to legislate in the
true sense of the word and therefore our participants would be introduced to
four (4) aspects of the Indian society that require laws and public policy. The
scenario provided would be one that concerns India today. Our participants must
research on the aspects provided and draft laws that must be put in place to
salvage the situation.
We understand that drafting a bill is a technical
process that requires a profound knowledge of legal drafting and language. We
would therefore provide to our participants a draft bill or a shell wherein
they can fill in their ideas. The drafting of the bill would be collective
process, required to be undertaken by all party members together at the event
venue. Our legal team would further be available to help with the drafting
process.
The bills so drafted by the parties would be tabled
during the sessions by the party in power. All parties would be required to
draft their bills from the perspective of tabling it in the parliament in the
event of them forming the government at any stage of the competition.
The bills so drafted would also provide all our
participants with a clearer picture of what should and should not be done to
meet the exigencies of the time and would enable them to suggest amendments and
counter any such policy that may be furthered by the ruling party.
Any party that may form the government, at any stage
of the competition, would be allowed to table a maximum of two bills across all
sessions. This restricts the party to table not more than one (1) bill per day
(assuming the same party stays in power throughout the two days of the
session). The bills to be tabled would be a matter of the sole discretion of
the party in power.
In event of the existing government being toppled, the
party or coalition that may come to power would be allowed to table any bill of
their choice save the one(s) discussed in the preceding sessions.
PARTICIPATION
Any student enrolled in either an undergraduate or
post graduate course in a recognized college/university is eligible to
participate in the MIPS’14. The participant must fall within the age category
of 18-25 years.
We maintain a participant limit of a maximum 100 and
therefore there has been put in place a filtering process to handpick the most
suitable and eligible of all. All interested candidates can either send in
their curriculum vitae (pruned to highlight the participant’s public speaking
skills) or write a short note on the following:
“They say the
youth is the future…We ask why not the present?” Elucidate in not more than
250 words
Registration window: September 20, 2013-October 20,
2013
REGISTRATION FEE
All participants would be required to pay a
registration fees of INR 900/- at the time of registration at the event venue.
The registration fee is inclusive of meals and accommodation. Please note that
accommodation would only be provided to outstation participants. Accommodation
would also be provided to participants (localites) residing beyond Andheri,
Mumbai. The registration fee for local participants, not entitled to
accommodation, residing between Andheri and Churchgate would be INR 650/-
All participants are requested to mention their
accommodation requirement in the application e-mail (entries with either the
write up or CV). The detailed participant docket comprising of all competition
material would only be sent to the candidates so selected.
EVENT VENUES
The MIPS’14 would be hosted at the Trident Hotel,
Nariman Point, Mumbai. The participants would be put up at the Astoria Hotel,
Churchgate, Mumbai. All meals would be provided at the aforementioned venues.
THE RENDEZVOUS
At MIPS’14 we aim to provide to our participants a
premier experience to cherish. The heated sessions of the simulated parliament
would be interspersed by “The Rendezvous” – a casual conversation cum
interactive session with an accomplished lawyer, entrepreneur, politician and actor/journalist/social activist. One open ended topic
with a political, legal, social and commercial perspective. A chance like never
before to converse and interact with the achievers of the time. A detailed
itinerary would be sent to the selected participants.
CHOOSE YOUR PARTY
All interested candidates must choose any one of the
following parties to be represented by him/her at the MIPS’14. Please note that
the following choice must be sent in as part of the application e-mail.
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The Secular Wing
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The Right Wing
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The Left Wing
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Minorities and OBC
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Independent Candidates
The
selected participants would be provided with an opportunity of pre-event
lobbying over electronic media. Further details in this regard would be
available in the participant docket.
MIPS'14 PRIZES
1st Position : INR 15000
2nd Position: INR 12000
3rd Position : INR 10000
All cash prizes for the winners will be accompanied by a trophy and certificate.
All participants will also get participation certificate.
Please note: MIPS'14 organizers reserve the right to make changes without prior notice.
MIPS'14 PRIZES
1st Position : INR 15000
2nd Position: INR 12000
3rd Position : INR 10000
All cash prizes for the winners will be accompanied by a trophy and certificate.
All participants will also get participation certificate.
Please note: MIPS'14 organizers reserve the right to make changes without prior notice.