Youth power is believed to be one of the most important assets for a nation. This becomes even more significant when viewed in the context of a nation like India. India - the world's largest democracy, is regarded as the 'Reservoir of Human Talent' and the emerging 'Supplier of Human Resources to the World.'
Consider this: in 2020, an average Indian is expected to be only 29 years old against 37 years in China and the US, 45 years in West Europe and 48 years in Japan. This is the "demographic dividend" that research analysts keep harping about - by 2020, the working age population in India is expected to grow by more than 47 million.
However, youth power can be a double-edged sword if it is not managed efficiently. As the working population grows by leaps and bounds, it is imperative that this new generation of workforce is equipped with skills and knowledge if the nation is to harness its human capital potential.
More importantly, skills- and knowledge-accretion need to be in sync with the aspirations and ambitions of the youth.
As Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government completes its fourth year, various initiatives have been undertaken towards harnessing the yuva shakti to transform India. Precisely speaking, "Make in India", "Skill India", " Start Up India" are some of its major tools to show the youth of India the road to "empowerment".
In addition to it, the Prime Minister Mr. Modi and his government seem to have devoted these four years at the Centre to reform India's education sector as well through a new proposed education policy, made efforts to revive the rankings of our institutions, establishing 20 world class universities across the country, skilling youths for a better future, reforming regulatory bodies and taken many other initiatives.
With a promise of providing "Education to All", the Modi Government has taken several steps to impart quality education towards strengthening a system established over the years by successive governments.
Initiatives - Higher EducationIn last four years, the Narendra Modi led Government has started seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and two new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs).
The last one year can be considered as HRD Ministry's most productive since 2014. The government fulfilling its promise of providing more autonomy to Higher Education Institutes has approved a new law to give IIMs unprecedented levels of academic and administrative freedom. In addition to that, a new regulation passed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted different grades of autonomy to all institutions of higher learning based on their performance.
Initiatives - School EducationAs far as school education is concerned, construction of toilets in all government schools and conducting the first National Achievement Survey (NAS) are two significant achievements.
The ministry has made Board examinations com-pulsory again for Class X in CBSE. The Right to Education Act has been amended by Parliament extending the deadline to train all unqualified school teachers till March 2020. The Government as per its promise to introduce a mechanism to monitor perfor-mance of states under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has launched the online platform "ShaGun".
Consider this: in 2020, an average Indian is expected to be only 29 years old against 37 years in China and the US, 45 years in West Europe and 48 years in Japan. This is the "demographic dividend" that research analysts keep harping about - by 2020, the working age population in India is expected to grow by more than 47 million.
However, youth power can be a double-edged sword if it is not managed efficiently. As the working population grows by leaps and bounds, it is imperative that this new generation of workforce is equipped with skills and knowledge if the nation is to harness its human capital potential.
More importantly, skills- and knowledge-accretion need to be in sync with the aspirations and ambitions of the youth.
As Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government completes its fourth year, various initiatives have been undertaken towards harnessing the yuva shakti to transform India. Precisely speaking, "Make in India", "Skill India", " Start Up India" are some of its major tools to show the youth of India the road to "empowerment".
In addition to it, the Prime Minister Mr. Modi and his government seem to have devoted these four years at the Centre to reform India's education sector as well through a new proposed education policy, made efforts to revive the rankings of our institutions, establishing 20 world class universities across the country, skilling youths for a better future, reforming regulatory bodies and taken many other initiatives.
With a promise of providing "Education to All", the Modi Government has taken several steps to impart quality education towards strengthening a system established over the years by successive governments.
Initiatives - Higher EducationIn last four years, the Narendra Modi led Government has started seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and two new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs).
The last one year can be considered as HRD Ministry's most productive since 2014. The government fulfilling its promise of providing more autonomy to Higher Education Institutes has approved a new law to give IIMs unprecedented levels of academic and administrative freedom. In addition to that, a new regulation passed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted different grades of autonomy to all institutions of higher learning based on their performance.
Initiatives - School EducationAs far as school education is concerned, construction of toilets in all government schools and conducting the first National Achievement Survey (NAS) are two significant achievements.
The ministry has made Board examinations com-pulsory again for Class X in CBSE. The Right to Education Act has been amended by Parliament extending the deadline to train all unqualified school teachers till March 2020. The Government as per its promise to introduce a mechanism to monitor perfor-mance of states under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has launched the online platform "ShaGun".
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