b. 4. Testeo teológico

By Sadaket Malik

Once Ali Adil shah who built a biggest Jamia masjid named Gol Gumbad exhorted "Life is a gift of all the gifts given by God, and it does not lost long and one has to prove the life by doing good deeds that remain forever." Ali Adil shah in his young career made it clear that youth must involue themselves in the national

reconstruction activities and channeallise their life for the good of the society. Youth consists of the people between the age group of 15-35 years in the scheme of Govt. of India. Are the strata realy a part of national reconstruction? is he/she contributing to the world of science and society at large, Is our rural youth part of National and the global forum being envisaged by the national and International agencies? Is youth participated in the India’s democratic setup? Is he a part of good goverenance and so called programmes of self employment launched by the agencies under

Minisitries and Departments ? Is he a memebr of global assess ? Never. Youth still is under agony, unable to manage their own affairs aprt from the policies and

provisions.The National Youth policy of 2003 by the ministry was appreciable for those participated in International and global cereminies, not only benificial for the sports persons who paved a way for representing the country in global forum, but for the childerns of the influential union ministers who were in the union and state

cabenit as well. there are hundreds of unemployed youth in state,

No doubt, the scheme for providing Self-employment to Educated Unemployed Youth was started in 1983 with an annual target of 2.5 lakh beneficiaries. Unemployed Youth in the age group of 19-35 years who are Matriculates and above are eligible for assistance under this scheme.struggling in the same boat and are finding it difficult to even find a meager source of income to fulfill their daily needs.

The National Youth policy 2003 gave a clear mendate for all the rural youth populace to participate in the game, represent the country in all the social, educational and political fields, the policy enisaged a strong rather increased involuement of the youth of rural india in all fronts, there is lack of any e-governance initiative in major part of rural india under NEGP (National E-governance Project) and of the (Every village knowledge centre) of National Knowledge commission (KNC)of Govt of India to make rural youth part of recent technology besides the schemes being

Nevertheless, The agencies at the helm of affairs has had contribted richy for the empowerment of the strata in capital cities, but there has been misapproperation of the central Govt. funds in corores meant of the Rural youth empowerment and

leadership training, the agencies in the field of youth afiars in the country has failed in implementing the countours of the national Youth policy of 2003. It is clear from the working of the agencies who had little impect on the development of the rural youth in the country. About 33% of rural households that depend on self-

employment is in non-agricultural occupations. And of the rural self-employed more than 40% is in non-agricultural activities. However although almost half the

workforce is self-employed, less than half the households depend on the incomes generated from self-employment. is there any agecy of the Govt. to familiar them about self employment ventures.This is a matter of sorry state affairs on the part of the Govt. of India agencies for initiating the hollow slogans of democratic

goverenance, reach India initiative, reaching the unreached and so on, whatever is decided by the cabenit in desk is not being implemented at local level, the target benificiries of the national youth policy are still under agony, unable to manage their own affiars on account of the lack of familiarization programmes and awareness camping on the part of agencies at the helm of affairs.Why is our educational system urban-centric and rural -specific? It teaches us Occidental history, but does not

impart vocational education that would help the youth find employment, to earn their living.

The three most important changes required in our youth policy are to add value- orientation based on our ancient shastras and other religious scriptures in our curriculum and make it samskar-centric, to include appropriate vocational components in education and make in nirdhan-centric, and to promote "service

before self" opportunities and make it sewa-centric. The education system need to be vocationalised by introducting need besed subjects. The rural youth is disconnected from the Indian reality. This disconnection can be reduced through a programme that postulates a feeling of service before self. Can the rural educational system not

develop the National Social Service League into a more potent institution that

coordinates youth efforts in villages, and reduce this disconnect? Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of shram daan is the need of the hour to make the rural youth more aware of the needs of rural India.

The rights of the youth be taken into consideration, there should be wide publicity of the Youth leadership programmes in rural schools and colleges, rights and duties of them and above all the participation of the rural youth in national and international georaphical trips so that they may fulfill their legitimate aspirations so that they are all strong of heart and strong of body and mind in successfully accomplishing the challenging tasks of national reconstruction and social changes that lie ahead.The National Reconstruction Crops, Natioanl Youth Project, Nehru Yova Kendra

sangathen, Directorate of Youth servises and Employment be re-designed in working in rural areas rahter than in papers. National youth policy envisaged by Govt Of India under the aegis of Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 2003 must be revised in a reflective manner.The self employment awareness on the part of Govt. and NGos is strongly needed to change the mindset.

Policy-makers, thinkers and people in governance must therefore question, what is the Zeitgeist (the spirit of our times)? What is the mood of the people today? What do young people want? It is important that they understand and cater to these questions by formulating a reflective policy that become a call for youth leadership.

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