Empower youth to scale greater height

In the 1970s, population explosion was considered detrimental to the growth of the country battling with meagre resources (read capital). The family planning drive, spearheaded by Sanjay Gandhi, was astonishingly supported by the middle class of that decade. That the drive led to the downfall of the Indira Gandhi government is another story.

Ironically, today, when the population of this country has doubled from what it was in 1970s (61.3 crore in 1975), it is being considered a boon. Piles of reports from the best consultancy firms in the world, including the often-quoted BCG report on BRIC, puts India in a special list of nations poised to leapfrog into the league of economic superpowers soon. The emphasis is increasingly on the growing young population.

One study quoted by Ruchir Sharma in his book, Breakout Nations, says that the average age of an Indian would be 29 years by 2020. Compare it with that of China (37) and Europe (49), clearly the mood of the nation and youth here is upbeat.

To cruise into the league of superpowers, it is not sufficient for India to just have the staggering population. The country needs to provide the right opportunities in education and impart the right skill sets to youth. The key to this growth is an educated mass. While the literacy rate may be close to 70 per cent in the country, the number of people who can actually read, write, add and subtract is abysmally low. Lack of teachers and inability to reach out to these millions (at an estimated 600 million people with less than 25 years of age) is going to burst this dream if something is not done quickly. Click here to read more...

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