A new India

It is an undeniable fact that the vernal person constitute a vast artificial lake of energy, especially in a country like India with a nation of more than 100 crore. Out of this total, those falling in the 15-30 age chemical group constitute 40 percent. This means that nearly 40 crore young hands and women stupendous man power by all counts indeed, ar lendable for handling unlike tasks of theme reconstruction. History bears out the undesirable fact that all great movements of nationwide importance get succeeded on the power of spacious young person power.In India, the epoch-making Indian theme Movement could solve momentum and shake the very roots of the British Raj only when the young person were harnessed in it. Over a decade ago, Mao Tse Tung, the noted Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, relied upon callowness power to usher in a great Cultural. Revolution. The Chinese spring chicken enacted a memorable free rein of home(a) reconstruction. The same is t he story of the French Revolution. Large parts of atomic number 74 Europe and North America were swept across by massive waves of youth and student power.In India several top-ranking leaders have paid subjection to youth power and have regarded it as an inexhaustible reservoir of adult male resources. Catch their young has been the motto. Mahatma Gandhi once saul, Young man. claiming to be the fathers of tomorrow, should be the table salt of the nation. If the salt loses its flavor, wherewith shall it be salted? The elders, including statesmen, expect India s youth to do vote their energies to the task of reconstructing India in accordance with the long accepted ideals.There is teentsy doubt that given the right lead and guidance, India s youth arsehole create a new society by eliminating the evils, making acceptable the flaws and deficiencies and facilitating the reinstatement of the highly cherished moral values of the East. In addition to this they female genitals lay t he basis for reconstruction in all spheres-sociable, economic and political. This begins with excite the rural masses in particular from the state, of stagnation as a result of the shackles of decayed traditions and superstitions senseless customs, ruthless exploitation by the grasping landlords and ineffective and retrograde official programmes.In the social arena, the youth fire second the rural masses who are gripped by the wily village leaders, catchy priests and other religious men who revel in supper situations. They corporation do something to broaden the horizon , of the village-folk. Social emancipation and reconstruction impacts tackling the dowry menace, illiteracy rumoring of caste and clan prejudices, checking depravity, elimination of untouchability and other discriminatory practices, besides shaver marriage and ill-treatment of widows.These tasks seem formidable and arc bound to suit with rebuffs. But a little patience and perse?verance on the part of the y outh to make head room. The task of economic reconstruction of the country is admit?tedly interwoven and the enlightened youth can make a significant percentage in it. It includes expediting development by facilitating implementation of the various programmes drawn by the Central and the State Governments.They can introduce the modern outlook to culture and industry and bring about the Green and the White revolutions, India s youth policy aims at promoting govern?mental and non-governmental effort in implementing various programmes. During the last forty years of India s independence, various youth programmes have been started in the country with a view to involving the youth in national reconstruction. In 1948, the National Cadet Corps was launched to create awareness of the youth in nation?al defence and to ensure their active participation.In 1969, the National Service Scheme was started to promote social consciousness, a sense of state as well as a sense of discipline and dignity of labour among youth. With this view special camps were organized callowness against Famine , Youth against Dirt and Disease , Youth for Afforestation and Tree Plantation and Youth for campestral Reconstruc?tion etc. Since 1981-82 economic -development programmes have been taken by NSS volunteers. During 82-83 about 5. 5 lacs students participated in various commendable programmes.Parallel to the NSS are the Nehru Yuvak Kendras which are innovative multi intent institutions. The basic purpose of this scheme is to enable such youth to stand by the process of rural deve?lopment and popularize national objectives. At these centres, voca?tional training is imparted for self-employment and social service. Then, there is the National Service Volunteer Scheme, laun?ched in 1977-78, which provides opportunities to graduate students to involve themselves on a voluntary basis in nation-building acti?vities for a specialized period on a whole time basis.These volunteers are l argely engaged in promoting adult educational programmes. In this connection, exchanges of visits by youth of different regions of the country have been helpful. In the political sphere too, the youth can help in cleansing the Eugean stables. The entire political organisation is infested with oppor?tunism, nepotism, corruption, deception, fraud, intrigues and shrewd tactics. Most of the political parties have no clear far-sighted final stage and no well-thought-out programmes of national reconstruction.The leadership is in the hands of senile octogenarians, power-hungry and nonvoluntary to make way for the younger generation. Fortunately, India now has a young prime(a) Minister in Shri Rajiv Gandhi. He is Anxious to clear up the stilt that has accumulated over the years and to ensure an honest, credible regime. The youth can play a significant role by strengthening his hands. Admittedly, the young men and women of today are disgrunt?led and frustrated on umpteen counts.The int ernal strife, graft all round, double talk, frauds, chicanery, political opportunism, decep?tion, deep-rooted corruption and an air of distrust among the young and the old are among the causes of unrest among India s youth. Several institutions, like joint-family system, are disintegrating before their eyes. To make matters worse, there are social injustices and the unwillingness of the old fossils to step down and make way for the young people. However, there is no room for frustration and giving up they should be brought round by patient endeavour.The role of the youth for national reconstruction became even more relevant in 1985 which was celebrated as the International Year of the Youth with the basic themes of Participation, Develop?ment and Peace . In the years to come, the role of the youth in India and other developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, in the task of national reconstruction is going to become progressively more significant. The challenges are im mense, and the youth, as a well-regulated wave of power can sweep through the country and meet these challenges competently, and life the country to high school of progress.