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The Role of Youth
In order to consider the role of youths in India it is helpful to first consider the overall situation in India as this provides the context in which
young people are growing up. There are two areas in particular to consider: the transition towards being a developed country and the changes in population.
India has made great strides in technology and other areas, including the space programme. However, much of the country remains unaffected by such
developments and there is still much to be done to create an inclusive society where the living conditions for the whole population are brought up to an
acceptable level and absolute poverty is eradicated. The differences between castes and religions also still remain a factor in the cohesiveness of the
population as a whole.
The population of India is also still increasing substantially and is expected to exceed that of China by the middle of this century. The population in
2012 was estimated to be 1.22 billion. In line with world trends life expectancy has also increased in India from 62.3 years for males and 63.9 years for
females in 2001-2005 to 67.3 years and 69.6 years respectively in 2011-2015. Birth rates, however, have fallen slightly from crude figures of 22 per 1000
population to 21 per 1000 population between 2011 and 2012 (The World Bank, 2014). However, given the size of the population this still represents a large
number of births. One health issue that is also particularly important is HIV/AIDS as there are estimated to be 2.4 million people in India living with the
condition (MedIndia, 2014).
These are some of the key elements that affect India at present and which overarch the role of young people in society.