Youth power is an asset to the country, says Bommai
The Hindu
CM speaks at the State-level Yuvajanothsava at Adichunchanagiri
India’s huge population, which was considered as an burden, is now regarded as an asset, thanks to the rising number of young people, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Delivering the valedictory address at the State-level Yuvajanothsava or State Youth Festival at Adichunchanagiri in Mandya district, Mr. Bommai recalled the days when the country was drawing up several programmes to control the population. However, the gradual increase in the population of young people has helped convert the burden into an asset. Presently, people in the age group of 18 to 40 years comprised 40 per cent of the country’s population. “Youth power is a big asset for the country. Whichever country possesses youth power also has a good future.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified the importance of youth power and has conceived of a lot of programmes to use the same for building the country, Mr. Bommai said.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.