NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL

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• The Prime Minister of India will participate in the 26th National Youth Festival in Hubbali, Karnataka on 12th January 2023.
  • The programme will be organised on National Youth Day, which is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, to honour and cherish his ideals, teachings and contributions.
• The Theme of the 2022 Festival is “Viksit Yuva - Viksit Bharat”.
• The main objective is to nourish talented youth at the national level and galvanize them towards nation-building.
• As part of the Festival, Youth Summit will be organized based on 5 themes;
  • Future of work, Industry, Innovation and 21st Century Skills.
  • Climate change and disaster risk reduction.
  • Peacebuilding and Reconciliation.
  • Shared future youth in democracy and governance.
  • Health & Well-being.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has published a new draft of the National Youth Policy:

• The new draft of the National Youth Policy presents a roadmap of 10 years for youth development that India would like to achieve by 2030.
• The objectives of the draft policy are aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• It aims to unlock the potential of youth to promote sustainable development in India.
• The draft seeks to ensure youth development in 5 priority areas;
  • Career opportunities and life skills for young people.
  • Employment and entrepreneurship.
  • Youth leadership and development.
  • Health, fitness and sports.
  • Social justice.

• The policy aims to promote the education system in sync with National Education Policy, 2020 to ensure;
  • Career opportunities and life skills for young people.
  • To ensure access to sustainable livelihood opportunities.
  • Encourages youth to revive the rural economy.
  • Generate employment via regional-specific strategies.
  • Promote entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship among youth.
  • Support the informal and emerging gig economy.
• Encourage the inclusion of marginalized and disadvantaged youths in volunteering and leadership opportunities.
• Ensure the health and well-being of the youth, especially young women of reproductive age by strengthening preventative healthcare.
  • Special care for mental health and sexual and reproductive health issues.
• Mobilizing technology and data to improve healthcare delivery to ensure access to quality healthcare.
• Empower the youth and ensure their safety.
• Strengthen the legal system for the quick delivery of justice.
• Special efforts to ensure social justice for marginalized and vulnerable youths.

Recently the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the ‘Youth in India 2022’ report:

• The Report highlights that the population share of the youth in India is now declining and the share of the elderly population is expected to increase during 2021-2036.
• The Report mentioned that the declining fertility rate has resulted in an increasing concentration of the population of working age (25-64 years).
• The youth population is expected to decline in the latter half of the 2021-2036 period.
  • The total youth population was around 4 million in 2021 and it is projected to decrease to 345.5 million by 2036.
• The Proportion of youth to the total population had increased from 6% in 1991 to 27.9% in 2016 and it is projected to decline and reach 22.7 % by the year 2036.
• The proportion of the elderly population was 9.2% in 2016 and it is projected to reach 14.9% in 2036.
• States such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh would see a higher elderly population than youth by 2036.
• Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, are projected to have over half (52%) of the country’s youth by 2036.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1890012