Young and jobless in India

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India must devise a demographic policy to separately meet the requirements of the young, middle-aged and elderly. The Census data released recently show that unemployment in the country, especially among the youth, is very high, averaging nearly 20 per cent for the age group of 15-24 years. In some States like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the unemployment rate is above 25 per cent. Prosperous States like Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Maharashtra have averages that are less than half of the national average. Demographic dividend in the country is not being appropriately used and there is a need to revisit the demographic policy so as to tap benefits from the youth. Read more at: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/young-and-jobless-in-india/article6319037.ece

Publication Date

15-8-2014

Publication Title

The Hindu

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THG Publishing Pvt. Ltd.

Keywords

Employment, Job, Unemployment, Demographic policy, Education

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https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/young-and-jobless-in-india/article6319037.ece

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