“India’s awakening youth threaten political status quo.” - BBC
“Youth will catalyse India’s political change.” - Hindustan Times
“Youth’s interest in politics on the rise.” - The Times if India
“Young voters have numbers to set India on new path.” - Real Clear World
“Statistics show youth to play major role in 2014 elections.” - DNA, India.
“Don’t believe the hype, be the hype.”
I. Recently, the Election Commission announced that it expects the voting percentage to touch 70 per cent or more; a 12% increase to the turn out in the 2009 elections. For 90,000 of these young voters this will be their first election as electors.
Source: New Indian Express
71% (770 million) of Indians are under the age of 35, with the average age being 23.5. - However, more than 300 million Indians of employable age are currently unemployed, and just 41 million out of these are registered with employment offices. As such, this is one of the biggest issues in winning the youth vote over.
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A major requirement of our government who will need to be growth-focussed because we need job opportunities for the future...
They may not be of legal voting age, but issues that plague the youth are important to the youth. Over 10 million children in India sleep on the pavement every night with a stomach filled with just one meal or none at all. Children living below the poverty line and basic amenities of food, water, shelter & education to this huge proportion of the population will also be a major deciding factor...
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In 2004, 50% of the population was 30 years old or younger. However...
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The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is the school-meal programme launched by our government. It is the world’s largest school lunch programme as...
Crimes against children will have to be dealt with far more firmly. As of now, the largest crime in India after drugs & gun smuggling is child trafficking. This is the shocking statistic...
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In fact, the UNICEF estimates 500,000 child sex workers in India alone...
Several problems persist; issues of social distance arising out of caste, class, and gender differences deny children equal opportunities due to which...
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India produces the third highest number of graduates, but only 15% of those land jobs as the others do not possess the necessary skills required for employment.
43% of Indian children are malnourished, a third of the world’s total.
